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Actor: Frank Cassavetes, Guillermo Cespedes, Kathy Baker, Michael Corrente, Rub?n BladesBrand: MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
Primary Contributor: Kathy Baker
Primary Contributor: Rub?n Blades
Primary Contributor: Pedraza, Luciana
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Portuguese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Portuguese (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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- (Headline/Quote): Electric! Erotic, dangerous and strangely sweet. Robert Duvall is simply amazing! KIRO-TV, Seattle Oscar? winner* Robert Duvall writes, directs and stars in this fascinating (Roger Ebert) tale of dancing, deception and deadly passion on the sizzling streets of Argentina. Starring Ruben Blades, Kathy Baker and Luciana Pedraza, Assassination Tango is part gritty crime thr
Movie Reviews of Assassination Tango
Movie Review: good for the tango sequences
Summary: 2 Stars
As much as I like Robert Duvall, I'm afraid I must agree with the other reviewers who say that this movie was obviously an indulgence on his part. As director, co-writer, and main character, if he wanted to present his admiration of the tango dance form, he should have concentrated solely on that. Perhaps Duvall set up the assassination story-line to attract a wider audience to the film and thus to the dance. Perhaps he was trying to imply that the main character was dancing his own improvisational "tango" as he attempted to complete his hit on his target in Buenos Aires. But no matter--it didn't work. As just one point of criticism, several sections of dialogue meandered on for so long, they became incredible distractions. However, some of the tango scenes were beautiful. Especially notable is the couple dancing during the final credits. I watched the entire movie all the way through only once--and once was enough--but I've replayed this final dance sequence many times. For me, it alone is worth the price of the film.
Summary of Assassination Tango
Oscar?(r) winner* Robert Duvall writes, directs and stars in this "fascinating" (Roger Ebert) tale of dancing, deception and deadly passion on the sizzling streets of Argentina. Starring Ruben Blades, Kathy Baker and Luciana Pedraza, Assassination Tango is "part gritty crime thriller, part dance-driven romance, part evocative character study" (The Hollywood Reporter). Veteran hit man John J. (Duvall) has just received the toughest assignment of his career: Travel to Buenos Aires, take down a corrupt general and be back in America in less than three days. But when the hit is unexpectedly delayed, John finds himself prowling the city's intoxicating tango clubs only to be seduced by a sultry dancer (Pedraza), tempted by the tango and betrayed by a lethal conspiracy. *1983: Actor, Tender MerciesRobert Duvall's fascination with tango finds its expression in this labor of love, a film he wrote, directed, and stars in. Duvall plays a professional hit man on a job in Argentina. Forced to kill time instead of his target, he learns about tango, and meets a beautiful young dancer who teaches him the art. Seeing this precise, passionate dance, one feels no doubt it is worthy of Duvall's obsession. The hit-man plotline becomes less urgent as the movie goes on, and the director's loose, improvisatory approach makes for a certain sketchiness in scenes. But, like Duvall's marvelously odd The Apostle, the darn thing is intriguing. In leading lady Luciana Pedraza, Duvall has found a stunning partner--a slinky tango dancer and a beguiling actress. (One has no doubt she is worthy of his obsession, too.) This is a film from the "uneven" file, but like many such movies, it has its attractions. --Robert Horton
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