Immigration Tango

Name: Immigration Tango
Genre: Comedy
Released: February 18, 2011
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 28

2011

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: February 18, 2011 | R

Summary: When Elena, a Russian immigrant studying in Miami and Carlos her Columbian boyfriend run out of legal options for staying in the U.S. the couple switch partners with Betty and Mike, an American couple who are also their best friends. All is well until the stress of keeping up appearances to their family members and a savvy immigrationWhen Elena, a Russian immigrant studying in Miami and Carlos her Columbian boyfriend run out of legal options for staying in the U.S. the couple switch partners with Betty and Mike, an American couple who are also their best friends. All is well until the stress of keeping up appearances to their family members and a savvy immigration enforcement agent eventually begins to take its toll. (Roadside Attractions)… Expand

Director: David Burton Morris

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Loren King

Apr 28, 2011

Neither the comedy nor the romance is strong enough in Immigration Tango to offer any improvement on Peter Weir's similar, and better, 1990 film "Green Card." Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Feb 18, 2011

Though the actors don't flesh out or particularly fit their roles, they seem perfectly at ease with them and with each other. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 18, 2011

Squanders its timely illegal alien theme with a predictable and unconvincing story line that makes "Green Card" seem a classic by comparison. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Feb 15, 2011

Less forgivable is the fact that this is a film in which characters are flung out of character solely for cheap laughs and rarely actually listen or talk to one another. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Feb 17, 2011

Eventually, Immigration Tango throws away what little credibility it has in going for a finish of total improbability and silliness. Read full review

Roger Moore

Feb 23, 2011

Sadly, Immigration Tango is like a slow-dance with your sister - perfunctory, awkward and without a hint of heat. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Feb 15, 2011

Every move is a misstep. Read full review

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godardfan

Mar 21, 2011

With all due respect to Schelb and the others who have reviewed this film, we must assume that they have missed the point entirely. When Immigration Tango begins, it does appear as a standard, though artfully written romantic-comedy. Once the first layer of this delicious onion is peeledWith all due respect to Schelb and the others who have reviewed this film, we must assume that they have missed the point entirely. When Immigration Tango begins, it does appear as a standard, though artfully written romantic-comedy. Once the first layer of this delicious onion is peeled away however, one begins to see the emergence of an exploration of man's fight against god in a battle for self-determination. What is particularly striking is the film wide metaphor of the moped as a vehicle for the soul, at one point literally carrying Avery Sommers, (who deserves an academy nod for her nuanced portrayal of Ms. Ravencourt) as the human conscience manifest. Another layer is peeled and we see Elena as not an object of physical desire, but a totem representing choice itself if only it can be grasped by Mike and therefore by us all. Kudos to the team that brought us IT! I sincerely hope that they bring us IT2 soon to see if we can hold on to our free will, or if it will be stripped away as a cruel illusion.… Expand

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