- Actors: Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino, Mary Walsh
- Directors: Emile Gaudreault
- Writers: Steve Galluccio, mile Gaudreault
- Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- Release Date: Feb 17 2004
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00000F5B5
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Very Entertaining
Dec 31 2003
Format:DVD
A movie about two Italian families with (gasp) gay sons, which as I understand it from the movie is not a good thing if you're Italian. But as the movie goes on Maria and Gino begin to accept Angelo as being gay and are actually quite proud of him. I quite enjoyed this CANADIAN made movie, in which most of the stars are Canadian. I would recommend this movie for anyone who needs to laugh, and as you can see from other peoples reviews you don't have to be Canadian or Italian to enjoy it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
an interesting topic
July 5 2004
Format:DVD
It's true that this is a silly "ethnic" comedy about immigrants and their assimilated offspring, to be watched just for fun. But I still found the topic interesting because it relates to my experience as a North American guy in his 20s in a long-term relationship (in Italy itself) with an Italian guy in his 20s and his very traditional family, whom I got to observe thoroughly. A few times I found the spaghetti-commercial-style stereotypes just too overblown, but a couple of moments I thought "YES, that's how it is!" - especially the hysterical reaction of the family, and the part about living at home until marriage, or (if you're gay) NEVER leaving home. Also the family's efforts to fix Nino and Angelo up with girls as a reaction to their coming out is a fairly common in Italy. Some Italian families actually keep their gay sons or daughters secluded in the home so that the disgrace won't "get out", but that's not as common today. But the 180 degree switch from hiding it to showing it off at the end seemed contrived, but it was the only way to make a happy ending out of what would have been a long, emotional ordeal for a real family. I liked that they kept it a light-hearted comedy instead of letting it deteriorate into sugary sentimentalism or self-important drama. If you have no connection to the subject matter though, it's not a particularly special film but it's not too slow-moving and makes decent light entertainment for an evening.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Academy Award? No. Enjoyable picture? Absolutely
Jun 10 2004
Format:DVD
Let's take 'Mambo Italiano' for what it's worth: a very enjoyable film stocked with a lot of laughs, but also poignant because there's no doubt that the tale has been pulled from the real life experiences of playright Steve Galluccio.
While leads Luke Kirby ('Angelo') and Peter Miller ('Nino') don't stand out in any way, it's Paul Sorvino and Ginette Reno as Angelo's parents who will stick with you. Yes, as others have noted, these are highly stereotypical portrayals. But it's Gaulluccio's life and *he* wrote the characters that way. Obviously, he's played it up a bit, but that gives Reno (and especially) Sorvino big meaty roles that they can really sink their teeth into. Watching Paul Sorvino is a treat. He's the kind of guy who could read the phone book to you with panache.
I also completely loved Mark Camacho's over-the-top, hilariously profane take as TV exec Johnny Christofaro. In a series of episodes that could again only have been drawn from playright Galluccio's real life experiences, the Christofaro character - in what can best to described as a series of 'friendly' profane explosions - rips into the writer, belittling his work, tearing down his confidence, but then finishing his tirade every time with an upbeat, sincere "How's your Mom?" Once Angelo hits the big time, there's Christofaro on an interview show in a classic exchange, remembering how he always encouraged Angelo to 'never give up' (replete with a series of now characteristic F bombs). Nothing could be further from the truth of course, which is what makes it so funny. Great writing.
A hidden gem: look for Galluccio appearing as 'himself' (in a way) - he's the 'TV version' of Angelo in the sitcom-within-the-movie.
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