Review of Mambo Italiano (2003) by Amanda C — 10 May 2011
Mambo Italiano is a nice, gentle satire of an Italian man coming out to his family. It's immensely enjoyable, with some great dialogue and some nice performances. Luke Kirby continues to be massively underrated as an actor and he gives another fantastic performance here. Peter Miller can't quite keep up with Kirby, but he's solid enough that his looks make up the slack in his performance. Mary Walsh has been better, but it's Mary Walsh and I love her anyways.
The film is incredibly colourful, more in line with the Caribbean than Montreal, but it adds to the light and fun tone of the overall film.
Mambo Italiano isn't earth shattering or monumentally original, but it's good fun.
This review of Mambo Italiano (2003) was written by Amanda C on 10 May 2011.
Mambo Italiano has generally received positive reviews.
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