Movie #110 "Mambo Italian" tackles all kinds of important issues, but in a goofy, humorous way. Issues like: how do you tell your family that you are gay? can you live your life in a closet if your partner is a cop and doesn't want everyone to know he's gay? what do you have to do if your dream to be a writer doesn't seem to be going anywhere? how do you live with two overbearing parents? how do you meet prospective gay partners if you don't want to hang out in gay neighborhoods or meet at gay bars? I thought all these issues were well chosen and I really enjoyed watching them play out in this movie, with a lot of winning characters. I recommend it, but be aware that it gets "goofy" sometimes. Oh, and no subtitles. It takes place in Canada, of all places! Just part of its goofiness. Oh, and wait until you see one of its highpoints that takes place in the church confessional! enough said.
Average rating: 3.423
I gave it 4 stars
Mambo Italiano
(2003) R
When Angelo (Luke Kirby) announces he's moving out, his old-fashioned, Italian-immigrant parents, Maria and Gino (Ginette Reno and Paul Sorvino), nearly have a fit. After all, dutiful sons are supposed to stay home until they're married. But when they discover he's rooming with his buddy Nino (Peter Miller), they settle down. That is, until they discover the two are actually a couple, a scandal that brings "agita" to everyone in the family.
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