Immigration Tango

R

Released Feb 18, 2011

1 hr. 30 min.

Romance

Comedy

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7%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

18%

100+ Ratings

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After running out of legal options, a Russian immigrant (Elika Portnoy) and her Colombian boyfriend (Carlos Leon) switch partners with an American couple so that they can get green cards.

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Low budget can be very funny. I was laughing the whole movie. This film catches the essence of immigrants struggle and transforms their insecurities into comical moments. Predictive at times but still very funny.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

interesting lil rom-com

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Very cute movie, nothing profound

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Just watched it because I was in the mood for something awful.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Although not a tearjerker or a five-hanky flick, Immigration Tango made me feel quite sad as I watched it knowing that the four lead actors (McCaleb Burnett, Ashley Wolfe, Elika Portnoy and Carlos Leon) probably signed on to this movie with a LOT of hope and some high-flying dreams that this would be "the one" that got each of them discovered/recognized and it would become their "stepping stone" that led to bigger and better roles and movies . There is little doubt that whatever follows Immigration Tango will be much better ... but that is only because this one is sooo subpar. It is poorly written and filled with everyday cliches; badly over-emphasized accents; and demeaning stereotypes (I was rather surprised by some of them still being around in 2011!). As the film begins, we are introduced to the two couples who live in Miami and are best friends. A dating couple from the U.S. -- Mike and Betty -- struggle with student loans and his doctoral thesis (she is also still in law school). Their best friends, Elena and Carlos, are not native born -- she is eastern European and he is from Colombia (random supporting characters waste no timer in asking him for cocaine -- although that is so 1980's!) -- and they soon face the threat of deporation by ICE. It all spirals out-of-control when SHE is sexually harrassed at a job interview and the sleazoid she'd denied turned her in (as if ... especially since the entire confrontation was on speakerphone and the entire office heard his deplorable behavior). As a means of "helping" their best friends in this time of need, the couples "swap out" and Mike marries Elena while Betty weds Carlos. Immigration Tango introduces various family members who don't know what to make of the new developments and aslo many Immigration Enforcement Officers who are simply doing their jobs investigating the new green card couples. And speaking of which, it is basically THAT movie 20-plus years later ... although Green Card is FAR SUPERIOR to this one and there is no worrying about Monticello here. None of this feels spontaneous or original and it comes across feeling like a slightly-demeaning sitcom. All of the characters had a specific role to fill at the onset of the film -- and they never deviate as NONE of characters could be original. If you don't see this movie, you aren't missing much. There's little here ... and the four stars are still looking for their stepping stone.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Kind of stupid comedy against the gorgeous backdrop of Miami.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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David Burton Morris

Director

Elika Portnoy

Elena Dubrovnik

McCaleb Burnett

Mike White

Carlos Leon

Carlos Sanchez

Ashley Wolfe

Betty Bristol

Avery Sommers

Ms. Ravencourt

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Rated: 1/5

Aug 12, 2011

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Loren King

Boston Globe

Neither the comedy nor the romance is strong enough in "Immigration Tango'' to offer any improvement on Peter Weir's similar, and better, 1990 film "Green Card.''

Rated: 2/4

Apr 28, 2011

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Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

Immigration Tango is the kind of surreally terrible comedy you'd come across on HBO at three in the morning...in the 1980s.

Rated: 0/4

Feb 23, 2011

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

A lazy film that inadvertently romanticizes the efforts of immigration enforcement. By the end, you'll be cheering for deportation.

Rated: D-

Jun 27, 2011

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David Noh

Film Journal International

When romantic comedy fails, it is often accompanied by a flatulent fizzle, but this one is already D.O.A.

Feb 17, 2011

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Synopsis

After running out of legal options, a Russian immigrant (Elika Portnoy) and her Colombian boyfriend (Carlos Leon) switch partners with an American couple so that they can get green cards.

Director: David Burton Morris
Executive Producer: Elika Portnoy
Screenwriter: Martin L. Kelley, Robert J. Lee, David Burton Morris, Todd Norwood
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Mutressa Movies
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.8K

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