Mambo Italiano Movie Review 2003

Broad, ethnic romantic comedy that could be titled "My Big Gay Italian/Canadian Wedding." Kirby plays Angelo Barberini, a 30-year-old nice Italian boy still living with his parents in Montreal's version of Little Italy when he falls for childhood bully Nino (Miller), now a cop and secretly also gay. The two begin a clandestine relationship and move in together while both families unsuccessfully begin a whirlwind of last-ditch matchmaking activities. A pleasant turn by lead Kirby highlights this good-natured yet technically simple comedy where most of the performances, and accents, are uneven.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Gays, Romantic Comedy, Adapted from a Play, Writers, Comic Cops, Montreal

Screenplay

Emile Gaudreault, Steve Galluccio

Cast

Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino, Claudia Ferri, Peter Miller, Mary Walsh, Sophie Lorain, Tim Post

Cinematography

Serge Ladouceur

Director

Emile Gaudreault

Other

Claude La Haye, Richard Comeau, Francesca Chamberland, Patricia Christie

Producer

Denise Robert, Daniel Louis, Cinemaginaire Inc., Samuel Goldwyn Films