Review of Mambo Italiano (2003) by Frances H — 11 Jan 2015

Utterly hilarious! Paul Sorvino is greater than ever!

This review of Mambo Italiano (2003) was written by Frances H on 11 Jan 2015.

Mambo Italiano has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kim Morgan (275) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 20 Aug 2016

The script is inane, and though Ferri has some funny moments, the acting is annoying or hopelessly bland…

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By Julian A (117) on 19 Nov 2008

It's kinda like a My Big Fat Greek Wedding, only Italian and gay... and minus the wedding, the gay one anyways. Good for a few laughs…

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By Garrick J (50) on 18 Feb 2009

This is a cleverly written movie, BUT I can't believe that in all of Canada they could not find suitable Italians to play the main roles…

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By Addison Macdonald (9) for Premiere (771) on 03 Aug 2016

Perfectly harmless but by no means cinematic. It is unapologetically vying for the same moviegoers that Greek Wedding connected with last summer…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 15 Jan 2015

This film might have been daringly funny 10 years ago, even with its broadest elements intact…

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By Sylvia S (2) on 03 Oct 2016

This is like My Big Fat Greek Wedding…

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By Naysha S (38) on 20 Jan 2012

The movie is funny and have an incredible way of expressing the conflict between traditions and society evolution. I love it…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 18 Nov 2011

You don't have to be gay or Italian or live in Canada to enjoy Mambo Italiano, but a tolerance for ethnic mugging helps…

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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 15 Jun 2013

Beneath the heavy accents, wild gesticulating, slaps to the head and garish flocked wallpaper, there's an awful lot of heart…

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By Caroline Westbrook (97) for Empire (3,446) on 24 Mar 2016

Lacks sparkle, and finally tips its gallery of colourful protagonists into the realm of caricature…

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