Mad About Mambo (2000)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:9
Rotten:6
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: A throw back to earlier films like Strictly Ballroom, Mambo is a competent but ultimately dull film.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In order to improve his footwork on the soccer field, Danny Mitchell (William Ash), a teenage Catholic school student in Belfast, Northern Ireland, enrolls himself in Mambo classes. He falls in... [More]
Starring: Keri Russell, William Ash, Brian Cox, Rosaleen Linehan
Director: John Forte
Reviews for Mad About Mambo
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Boy falls for girl who wants to win dance contest. He learns all the steps, the girl becomes enamored of him, and . . . Well, you know. You've been there time and time again. Full Review |
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Boy falls for girl who wants to win dance contest. He learns all the steps, the girl becomes enamored of him, and . . . Well, you know. You've been there time and time again. Full Review |
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1/5 |
To put it politely, I'm glad I saw for free.
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It's a sweet, funny story, and the choreography is mildly interesting, but we've seen this dance before. Full Review |
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Mad About Mambo's steps may be as familiar as the hokeypokey, but there's just enough gusto in the execution to make it a guilty pleasure. Full Review |
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Ash and Russell ... generate just enough tension to keep the audience interested. Full Review |
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7/10 |
But Ash is a charmer, and Russell (whose Irish accent is passable) flings around her fondly remembered mane with flirtatious gusto. Full Review |
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Uninspired end result. Full Review |
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Everything about the movie is fine and dandy and dull.
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Nothing more than an ultra-formulaic Hollywood romantic fantasy grafted onto Belfast. Full Review |
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