Customer Reviews
Grim little comedy that isn't funny. - By: Green Knight, 03 Jan 2008 
Sorry. Can't help it. Just don't like this one. It's silly & vaguely unpleasant - but not in the way that a black comedy could be. The actors hold their reputable heads above water - just - but there are better European films than this one. Save your money.
Tango - By: RD, 11 Nov 2007 
The movie begins with Vincent killing his wife & her lover after finding out about the affair. Although it probably shouldn't be the manner in which he does so is rather funny.
Some time later we come across Paul who's wife, Marie, has gotten fed up of his affairs & leaves him. Unfortunately he finds that he is incapable of enjoying his new found freedom as he cannot stop thinking about her.
The two men are connected through Paul's uncle who was the judge in Vincent's murder trial. Turns out he played the jury to ensure a not guilty verdict & now he wants payment - Marie's death.
What ensues is a road trip of sorts as the three men head off to find & kill Marie. Along the way they discuss the merits & pitfallls of women & why it's best never to get attached. They also meet various characters having their own relationship issues which further strengthens their case.
I'm not sure if any comedy value is lost in the subtitles but I still managed to enjoy this film thoroughly. It's not at alll serious & should be taken with a pinch of salt. I dare say feminists out there probably won't take too kindly to much of the dialog!
Black comedy at its lightest - By: Trevor Willsmer, 19 Mar 2006 Tango is one of those films that reallly shouldn’t be as likeable as it is. This 1993 black comedy is Patrice Leconte in Bertrand Blier mode, but without the darkness, bite or inevitable third act problems that plague Blier’s films. In fact, it may be the most lighthearted misogynist film ever made, as judge Philippe Noiret blackmails Richard Bohringer into killing his nephew Thierry L’Hermitte’s wife. Cue a road trip in search of their intended victim & a series of encounters with the opposite sex where they bond & bicker en route to the expected but not unsatisfying ending. The scope camerawork is playful & a visual treat & the cameos from Carole Bouquet, Miou Miou (in a blonde crop that makes her look surprisingly like Leconte regular Sandrine Bonnaire) & the Hairdresser’s Husband himself Philippe Noiret (in a part initiallly so gratuitously minor it verges on the inspirational) are fun. And there’s a great joke about handwriting too…
No extras, but Second Sight's DVD boasts a nice 2.35:1 transfer.
