Assassination Tango

I love this film so much I bought it in DVD, and in the last three years have shown it to 1) my Argentine wife; 2) her adult children and their friends; 3)several of my Argentine friends, and 4) the cats... Full review

I thought this was a wonderful movie. I loved to watch them dance and interact. Maybe a bit slow at forst but it wasn't meant to be an action film....I loved it.... Full review

Watched it to see Argintine Tango dancing. Wasn't enough to satisfy a dance affectionato. What dancing there was was very nice. Duvall's protrayal of an aging hit man is very interesting and unexpected. Plot is a bit thin. Many scenes are... Full review

This movie was unique and for people who love to dance, it was wonderful. For those who did not like it, it was probably because it is not your typical American movie. It has more of an overall feeling for a... Full review

Hello:I do like the comment about the movie. It is very interesting to notice that a small mistake took place in it. It is not a general from Germany that was shot by Robert Duval. That is an old cliché... Full review

I took a shot at buying this DVD sight-unseen, something I rarely do and usually regret, but not in this case. I found it even more fascinating than I hoped, thanks to a totally-unknown actress. Two viewings within a year... Full review

I have seen this movie and thought it was great. The casting is well done because the characters are actually down to earth people. The acting is closer to the way people are in the real world, which makes parts... Full review

in a movie that robert duvall wrote, directed, and starred in, he spends a lot of time chuckling with a smile on his face. however, the reason for duvall's giddiness seems to be more about a realization on the lack... Full review

Duval is his usual best at acting. A very natural movie. The lead lady was very enchanting and I loved this low key movie. Visually beautiful.... Full review

When I first saw Robert Duvall's earlier "The Apostle" (1997), I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt being that it was his first effort as both lead actor and director. Mistakes were made and I thought... Full review

Assassination Tango is no Apostle , Tender Mercies or A Family Thing .....Otherwise, the film's remarkably warm color palette is excellently preserved with no visible scratches, dirt or noise.....Assassination Tango combats its own shiftlessness with arrogance;....Simultaneously, much of Duvall's filmed appreciation of the dance itself is abrupt and half-formed.... ... Full Review

If you like this, imagine if you added a colon, so that it wasn't Assassination Tango , but Assassination: Tango . Sure there were gangsters, sure there were (small) guns, sure there were great dancers, sure there was some good dialogue. ... Full Review

There are some nice moments scattered about here....The second main problem with the film is that everything comes way too easily for John J.... ... Full Review

Robert Duvall writes, directs and stars as one of his least-engaging bullies with a soul:....But his dramatic execution is less surefooted here than it was in....It also suffers from improvised dialogue that wants to be realistic....A nonprofessional actor, Pedraza exudes a quirky impudence and matter-of-factness that are fascinatingly at odds with her patrician elegance..... ... Full Review

Robert Duvall scored a 1997 triumph as writer, director and star of The Apostle , in which he played a defrocked Pentecostal minister..... ... Full Review

Published: Friday, May 23, 2003 7:47 a.m. MDT Robert Duvall's first foray into acting, writing and directing, 1997's "The Apostle," worked out so well that it inspired him to wear all three hats for a second time. ... Full Article

Christian film critics poured on the praise for Robert Duvall's direction of , in which he played a passionate but flawed preacher.This time, Duvall's direction focuses on a far less admirable character, and religious press critics are unimpressed. ... Full Article

Robert Duvall, as a tangoing hit man, and Luciana Pedraza in "Assassination Tango," which Duvall also wrote and directed. ( Juan Angel Urruzola ) Forty years ago, Robert Duvall made his film debut standing behind a door in "To Kill ... Full Article

Synopsis: From acclaimed actor, writer, and director Robert Duvall comes Assassination Tango, a complex thriller, fascinating character study, and provocative look at the intoxicating world of Argentine... ... Full Article

Leading man Robert Duvall writes and directs his third feature, the romantic thriller Assassination Tango. John J. (Duvall) is an aging hit man who has settled down into family life in New York with teacher Maggie (Kathy Baker). ... Full Article

This setup is deployed apathetically and there are certainly no points to be awarded for innovation.What is somewhat surprising about Duvall's film is that it doesn't seem particularly interested in either half of its equation. ... Full Article