Assassination Tango

2002

Action / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 32% · 88 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 32% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 3543 3.5K

dance tango

Plot summary

John J. is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the General he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela, a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina's sensual world of the tango.

Director

Robert Duvall Photo
Robert Duvall

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Robert Duvall Photo
Robert Duvall as John J.
Julio Oscar Mechoso Photo
Julio Oscar Mechoso as Orlando
Renee Victor Photo
Renee Victor as Stella
Michael Corrente Photo
Michael Corrente as Cop at Newsstand
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1 hr 53 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by buckgw 7 / 10

Worth watching if you are a Robert Duvall fan

I'm a student of Robert Duvall's career. The films he has personally written and directed tend to to quirky and the subjects are those in which he has a strong interest. He has spent a fair amount of time in Argentina, and has a passionate interest in the Tango. His leading lady later became his wife. My suspicion is that Duvall made this movie out of love and could care less if it made money. The opaque nature of the assassination side of the story fits right in with Argentine political history. The Tango portion of the film is very well done, and shows his love of the dance. In any case, the movie is worth watching if you are a Duvall fan.
Reviewed by mwendel 6 / 10

Good Tangos, Incomplete Plots

If you just want to watch some good dancing then you can watch most of this film and enjoy. If you want a movie with real substance you'll need to look elsewhere. I got this kind of surreal feeling about all the characters in this movie, except for the Argentinean dancers. There probably supposed to be some higher meaning to this movie to correlate the tango with the job of an assassin, but I missed it to be sure. Its not like you won't understand what's going on while you watch the movie, but you may wonder what's the bigger picture to all the small interactions between the characters.With the exception of the main plot, featuring Robert Duvall, I don't feel like there was any closure on the sub-plots and the characters played by Ruben Blades, Luciana Pedraza, and some of the other assorted supporting characters. There is a lot of room to expand upon the intrigues and double-crosses witnessed in the movie, but there really isn't a lot of explanation as to why someone is doing what they are doing and for whom they are doing it. This is what led me to the incomplete feeling I got watching this film. Maybe a director's cut might shed some light on a lot of the questions I found myself asking about character motives and behaviors.This a movie that no one will fault you for missing and no one will look at you like you've got four heads if you go see it. Although, I think many people will be saying "I never heard of it".
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