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Assassination Tango

Play trailer Poster for Assassination Tango R,  2003,  1h 54m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 48% 86 Reviews Tomatometer 33% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
48% Tomatometer 86 Reviews 33% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
John J. (Robert Duvall) is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the general he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela (Luciana Pedraza), a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina's sensual world of the tango. Spellbound by the rich and mysterious world Manuela has shown him, his idyll is shattered when the reality of why he's there comes crashing down around him.
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Critics Consensus

Slow to start, this quirky film eventually overstays its welcome.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Jun 19, 2003
2.5/4
This is the type of stand-up-and-take-notice performance that burgeoning actors dream off, yet Pedraza is so effortless in her portrayal that I started to think she almost didn't have to try to be so wondrously beguiling. Go to Full Review
Jan Stuart Newsday May 28, 2003
2/4
Assassination Tango runs aground with an accumulation of small illogicalities. Go to Full Review
Rex Reed Observer May 1, 2003
It's a curious and unsatisfying lark, in which Robert Duvall the actor is rendered speechless by Robert Duvall the writer and sideswiped by Robert Duvall the director. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
C
He's an old assassin, she's a young local dancing hottie, and they mix dance, lust and guns. Go to Full Review
Jordan Hiller Bangitout.com Dec 27, 2004
1
It is a form of condescension that Duvall could only perpetrate while being blinded by true love. Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Apr 29, 2004
4/5
O ritmo lento, falta foco narrao e o ato final confuso. Por sorte, este no um filme sobre "tramas", mas sobre personagens - e a que merece elogios. Go to Full Review
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Robert Duvall

Director

Robert Duvall

John J.

Rubén Blades

Miguel

Kathy Baker

Maggie

Luciana Pedraza

Manuela

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Orlando

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Synopsis John J. (Robert Duvall) is a seasoned hit man sent on a job to Argentina. When the general he's sent to kill delays his return to the country, John passes the time with Manuela (Luciana Pedraza), a beautiful dancer who becomes his teacher and guide into Argentina's sensual world of the tango. Spellbound by the rich and mysterious world Manuela has shown him, his idyll is shattered when the reality of why he's there comes crashing down around him.
Director
Robert Duvall
Producer
Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner
Screenwriter
Robert Duvall
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
American Zoetrope
Rating
R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$970.2K
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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