Review of Mambo Italiano (2003) by Ray T — 12 Jun 2007

"He has to get it from somebody!".

This review of Mambo Italiano (2003) was written by Ray T on 12 Jun 2007.

Mambo Italiano has generally received positive reviews.

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By Kevin Thomas (1,201) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 May 2017

Intent on offering viewers a good time yet manages to sneak in considerable substance in a disarming, even old-fashioned manner…

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By Nate C (179) on 13 Dec 2009

Really good. Very well put together. Drew a lot of parallels to my own life. Really enjoyed it…

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By Jane H (144) on 17 Feb 2011

I'm a sucker for family conflict movies. What can I say? The Italians are crazy…

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By Chris Kaltenbach (562) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 17 Dec 2008

Unless you think My Big Fat Greek Wedding was the height of genius, there's little reason to sit though another version…

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By Eric J (681) on 01 Apr 2011

I love this film, in spite of the poor critic reviews. Enjoy sharing it with others…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 22 Mar 2014

Lacks that outrageous effrontery that might have socked it to its intended audience…

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By David Rooney (943) for Variety (12,700) on 18 Feb 2015

The broad comedy is somewhat strained and obvious, and the hyper-real atmosphere encourages the cast to slice the prosciutto a little thickly…

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By Tss5078 (544) on 24 Feb 2013

Mambo Italiano is the story of an Italian immigrant coming out to his old school Italian family…

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By Amanda C (916) on 10 May 2011

Mambo Italiano is a nice, gentle satire of an Italian man coming out to his family…

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By Sylvester K (938) on 25 Aug 2011

Spaghetti to the max!!! It's like watching a Italian soap opera... Nothing really ground breaking happened in the film…

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