Review of Assassination Tango (2003) by Osvaldo C — 29 Jun 2009

Really bad movie. Beautiful tango scenes.

This review of Assassination Tango (2003) was written by Osvaldo C on 29 Jun 2009.

Assassination Tango has generally received mixed reviews.

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A very slow and boring movie. I think Robert Duvall made this movie for a free trip to Argentina to Tango…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 14 Jun 2008

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