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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: It may make you smile, but not enough to forget how much of this you've seen before. Read more
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Dave Kehr, New York Times: As you might expect, much of Mambo Italiano is devoted to colorful, food-splattering expressions of shock and outrage on the part of Angelo's parents, once they finally discover his secret. Read more
Janice Page, Boston Globe: Mambo Italiano is no sophisticated dance, but it moves about with an open heart. And hey, it's at least as funny as that Greek thing. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Its makers deploy broad swaths of tempestuous Italian immigrant behavior to set off serious concerns with more skill and subtlety than is usual with ethnic comedies, especially those with a gay theme. Read more
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: This is feel-good filmmaking, to be sure, but the culture clash here is more than a meaningless vehicle for fizzy wish fulfillment. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Over-acted, over-directed but dully directed. Read more
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly: Nearly every moment is played hard and loud, as if to compete with an imaginary laugh track. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: It's quite possible that [Mambo] may have closed the territory for raucous comedies about gay Italians coming of age in North America. For those of us whose ears keep ringing from the din of such movies, it's an errant wish. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Unfortunately, although we're meant to root for Angelo, he often comes off as whiny and arrogant, and his attempts at screenwriting are so bad it's impossible to take his dreams of being an artist seriously. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: So sure, the characters and jokes may feel awfully familiar, but for those who see a little of themselves in Angelo's family, well, that's just part of this little movie's charm. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Mambo Italiano has its share of very funny moments, but they are trapped in a production whose drama is unsubtle, obvious, and at times downright insipid. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: There are laughs in the movie, and a lot of good feeling, but it seems more interested in its Italian stereotypes than its gay insights, and it must be said there is absolutely no feeling that Angelo and Nino are really lovers. Read more
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle: Like Greek Wedding, Mambo has enough funny moments to save it. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: The characters are blatantly stereotypical, but Galluccio is able to get away with it because he's poking fun at the people he loves. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: If the best comedies make you laugh and the worst make you angry, this is the middling and well-intentioned brand that makes you frustrated -- keenly looking for reasons to laugh but, more often than not, failing to find any. Read more
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: There's nothing subtle about the writing -- which relies heavily on narration -- or the acting, but interesting casting goes a long way. Read more
Ed Halter, Village Voice: Old annoying ethnic family stereotypes meet new annoying gay-relationship stereotypes in this candidate for Kiss Me Guido's heretofore uncontested niche. Read more