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IMMIGRATION TANGOMovie Reviews
Comedy about an American couple and a foreign couple who swap partners in order to get married for green cards. Cast:Carlos Leon, Ashley Wolfe, McCaleb Burnett, Elika Portnoy, Steve DuMouchelDirector:David Burton MorrisRelease Date:February 18, 2011DVD Release:June 14, 2011From:Roadside AttractionsRating:RLength:1 hr. 30 min.
Immigration Tango played in limited release to poor reviews. • Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...inept... The four principals are attractive and capable... throws away what little credibility it has in going for a finish of total improbability and silliness." • And Rene Rodriguez wrote in the Miami Herald, "...an excruciatingly dumb, formulaic picture..." More Reviews Below...
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: WEAK "...pale... The stuff of sitcoms.... It's not outlandish enough to work as slapstick, not intelligent enough to make a comment on the fickleness of immigration policy."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 words, 02/18/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "David Burton Morris has spent the last 15 years making TV movies, and there's an air here of made-for-cable.... wait until you stumble over it channel-surfing at 2 a.m."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 145 words, 02/18/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...inept... The four principals are attractive and capable... throws away what little credibility it has in going for a finish of total improbability and silliness."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/18/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...lead-footed direction allows things to drag on for what feels like three hours. Leon is actually kind of charming as an actor, but he's completely wasted in this bomb."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 145 words, 02/18/11
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...characters are flung out of character solely for cheap laughs... they largely declaim the schematic words put in their mouths, pushing the silly plot forward..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 02/16/11
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: POOR(cg) "Unheralded writer-director David Burton Morris doesn't cover new ground... like a slow-dance with your sister -- perfunctory, awkward and without a hint of heat."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 484 words, 02/21/11
Loren King, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...uninspired romantic comedy about two couples who swap mates to try to subvert immigration officials.... Neither the comedy nor the romance is strong enough..."(See all of Loren King's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 378 words, 04/29/11
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: POOR(cg) "...an excruciatingly dumb, formulaic picture, which somehow required the work of four screenwriters but contains not even one single, fleeting moment of wit or humor..."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 715 words, 02/18/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...characters are flung out of character solely for cheap laughs... they largely declaim the schematic words put in their mouths, pushing the silly plot forward..."(See all of Ernest Hardy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 236 words, 02/16/11
Chuck Bowen, Slant: POOR(cg) "...a hodgepodge of racial stereotypes... the kind of surreally terrible comedy you'd come across on HBO at three in the morning... in the 1980s."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 385 words, 02/16/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: WEAK "...pale... The stuff of sitcoms.... It's not outlandish enough to work as slapstick, not intelligent enough to make a comment on the fickleness of immigration policy."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 words, 02/18/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...inept... The four principals are attractive and capable... throws away what little credibility it has in going for a finish of total improbability and silliness."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/18/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...sprightly, pedestrian... its utter predictability feels more cozy than disappointing.... unabashed nudity and sex add to the R-rated pic's charms..."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 267 words, 02/17/11
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...a lame sex comedy... squanders its timely illegal alien theme with a predictable and unconvincing story line that makes 'Green Card' seem a classic by comparison."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 401 words, 02/17/11
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...inept... The four principals are attractive and capable... throws away what little credibility it has in going for a finish of total improbability and silliness."(See all of Kevin Thomas's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 263 words, 02/18/11
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: WEAK "...pale... The stuff of sitcoms.... It's not outlandish enough to work as slapstick, not intelligent enough to make a comment on the fickleness of immigration policy."(See all of Neil Genzlinger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 words, 02/18/11
15.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Immigration Tango's reviews are separated by an average 15.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Immigration Tango (12 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Immigration Tango's reviews cover 13.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,954 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 330 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 3 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Immigration Tango's reviews on average broke 3 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Immigration Tango's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Immigration Tango (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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