Robert Duvall is one of the best living actors today. However, even the best of actors sometimes get mediocre scripts...ones where it's very difficult to love the film...and "Assassination Tango" is certainly like this. After all, the film is all about John (Duvall), a cold-blooded killer with little about him to like....and that certainly makes the movie a difficult sell for most.
John is a contract killer whose latest contract takes him to Argentina. Once there, there is a delay in being able to do this killing and so he soaks up the local Tango culture. Ultimately, he kills his intended victim (as well as a few others) and heads back home to America.
If there was something noble or decent or even relatable about John, the film would have worked better. As is, he's a sociopath who likes dancing....and nothing more.
John is a contract killer whose latest contract takes him to Argentina. Once there, there is a delay in being able to do this killing and so he soaks up the local Tango culture. Ultimately, he kills his intended victim (as well as a few others) and heads back home to America.
If there was something noble or decent or even relatable about John, the film would have worked better. As is, he's a sociopath who likes dancing....and nothing more.