Assassination Tango Movie Review 2003

Aging Brooklyn hit man John J. (Duvall), who dotes on girlfriend Maggie (Baker), and her daughter Jenny (Miller), and likes to hang out at the local dance hall, is sent to Argentina to kill a general. When the hit is delayed, he meets and is enchanted by Tango instructor Manuela, as well as the dance she teaches to him. Deep character study, beautifully shown in Duvall's performance, redeems film's slow, at times maddening pace. Duvall's direction, while not perfect, makes the proceedings interesting to watch, but requires patience.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Hit Men/Women, South America, Dance Fever

Screenplay

Robert Duvall

Cast

Robert Duvall, Ruben Blades, Kathy Baker, Luciana Pedraza, Julio Oscar Mechoso, James Keane, Frank Gio, Katherine Micheaux Miller

Cinematography

Felix Monti

Director

Robert Duvall

Music

Luis Bacalov

Other

Ben Cheah, Charlie Feldman, Stephen Mack, Beatriz di Benedetto, Stefania Cella

Producer

Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, American Zoetrope, United Artists