Forbidden Tango

Tango Shalom is the independent film of the year. Karina Smirnoff and Jos Laniado shine bright both on and off the dance floor, and Lainie and Renee are the dynamic duo we all need! The interfaith themes come together to emphasize that in these trying times, we are all human beings no matter what our religion / background may be. Go watch Tango Shalom with your family!

Wonderful, lighthearted comedy that is for all ages, no matter if you are religious or not! Such a cute story! This film is a winner! I enjoyed the dancing too! Highly recommend!

I guess the title gives you some hint what this movie is about, but before seeing it, I could not imagine what that would entail. It isn't a premise I could have considered. This movie was delightful. The characters were very real, from the protagonists, to the supporting characters, to the extras. When a lot of movies get it very wrong, It feels so authentically New York. Immediately you fall in love with the main character, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda. There is just something so open hearted and gentle about his character. Within minutes you want to know more about him. He's such a likeable character and you want him to figure things out for his faith, his family and his fortune. It would be impossible to say a lot about this film without giving away the plot. I loved it. I laughed a lot too. Go see it, as soon as you have a chance.

A true comedy and a heartfelt film about living in the world while maintaining your identity. A very funny film with a message of unity, filled with likable and memorable characters.

This was pitched as a comedy about a rabbi trying to navigate Argentine tango dancing while adhering to his religious tenets. It's ... not that. There's hardly any dancing, the movie dwells on excessive and unnecessary B-roll footage when time could be spent on better script writing and character development. The film tries to make a bigger point about religious pluralism, but ends up whiffing given that the script writer probably spent 20 minutes on Wikipedia looking up the traditions of each faith. The lack of depth absolutely shows, and the filmmakers try to patch over it by providing elaborate shots of religious ceremonies. The acting quality wavered from Hallmark movie to high school production - and I'm not even referring to the kids (who were fine). The jokes were dragged out, intolerably so. So that this isn't a completely negative review, a couple of standouts from this otherwise. I thought Judi Beecher as Raquel, Moshe's wife, acted well, given the material that she had. Her character was the only one with any sort of depth. Karina Smirnoff was also in her element in the dance scenes, although her character suffered from lack of proper development. This film had a lot of promise but missed the mark completely.