Product Details

• Actors: William Ash, Maclean Stewart, Tim Loane, Russell Smith, Joe Rea
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram USA Video
• VHS Release Date: December 4, 2001
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000056VOW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,906 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie and music!, January 25, 2003

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Sweet Pea "Sweet Pea" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad About Mambo [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love to watch this movie over and over again. It has great music. I was very sad to find there is no soundtrack to this movie but I have found a couple of the artists names that have songs on this movie if anyone is wondering. One of the songs "One Night" is from The Corrs and another song that is played at the end of the movie is called "Digge Dime" is from Burlap to Cashmere. You can find those songs on CD's here on Amazon. Check them out! Otherwise enjoy watching the movie over and over again like do. Wish they would release this on DVD at some point.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Now THAT girl would like great in chiffon!", June 19, 2003

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CodeMaster Talon (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad About Mambo [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Mad About Mambo" is a slight but fun film starring Keri Russell and William Ash as Lucy and Danny, two mismatched dance partners in modern day Belfast. Russell is a spoiled princess, Ash is a working class football (or soccer, depending on what side of the pond you're on) player, and together they overcome many obstacles, some of which pretty silly, before finally making their dreams come true.

Russell displays a surprising talent for dancing (and accents), holding herself like a dancer and managing the steps with ease. Ash is not as good; but then, he's not supposed to be. The supporting cast is great, with the standout being Danny's fashion-obsessed best friend. The dance sequences are decent but not stellar, with the real reason to see the film being the sweet portrait of Irish life.

For dance-film lovers, I would say this film is well-below "Strictly Ballroom" but well-above "Save the Last Dance". You may also enjoy it if you like romantic comedies or films about Ireland. Enjoy!

Grade: B/B-

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars if only the actors could actually dance, July 29, 2002

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P. Wu - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mad About Mambo [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I like ballroom dancing, and that's what I'm commenting on mostly. The plot is pretty typical teen romance -- boy gets girl. Not too bad, not too good.

Unfortunately, neither "Lucy" nor "Danny" could actually perform what they were supposedly dancing. "Lucy" at least could do a few spins and looked like she had taken some dance lessons. "Danny" looked pretty bad as a Latin dancer. In the beginning of the movie I thought he was doing it on purpose. But his dance skill didn't improve even in the finale. That's why the dance sequence was edited into mostly upper body and head shots, even though the action of Latin dancing is below the chest level.

Incidentally, the dancing feathered in the movie were samba and rumba. It would be better called Mad About Samba or Mad About Latin Dancing.