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Brutally violent and punishingly dull, this cookie-cutter buddy cop thriller isn't even fun enough to reach "so bad it's good" status.
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The jokes seem lame and the rivalry fraudulent, as the two boys play with their big guns. Jun 11, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
The jokes seem lame and the rivalry fraudulent, as the two boys play with their big guns.
Gene Siskel
The film looks like the sort of queasy fever dream that might be produced by sitting through an entire Orson Welles film festival while eating pepperoni pizzas. Jun 11, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The film looks like the sort of queasy fever dream that might be produced by sitting through an entire Orson Welles film festival while eating pepperoni pizzas.
Dave Kehr
Both men think that the best way to deliver the right to remain silent to the usual suspects is via a right hook. Jun 11, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Both men think that the best way to deliver the right to remain silent to the usual suspects is via a right hook.
Desmond Ryan
Tango and Cash is a waste of talent and energy on all levels: unworthy of Konchalovsky, unworthy also of Stallone, Russell and every superior technical credit on the film. Jun 11, 2014 | Full Review…
Tango and Cash is a waste of talent and energy on all levels: unworthy of Konchalovsky, unworthy also of Stallone, Russell and every superior technical credit on the film.
Michael Wilmington
The ostensible humor here is of the macho one-liner variety, and much of it falls flat. Jun 11, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
The ostensible humor here is of the macho one-liner variety, and much of it falls flat.
Henry Sheehan
A mindless buddy cop pic, loaded with nonstop action that's played mostly for laughs and delivers too few of them. May 6, 2008 | Full Review…
A mindless buddy cop pic, loaded with nonstop action that's played mostly for laughs and delivers too few of them.
Variety Staff
It is impossible not to see a film that, voluntarily or involuntarily, is placed under the advocation of the comical and James Bond. [Full Review in Spanish] Mar 26, 2019 | Full Review…
It is impossible not to see a film that, voluntarily or involuntarily, is placed under the advocation of the comical and James Bond. [Full Review in Spanish]
Casimiro Torreiro
Despite imaginative sets and bursts of action -- the prison scenes are particularly vividly staged -- this is a fitfully boring film with perished elastic in its would-be whiplash dialogue. Mar 21, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Despite imaginative sets and bursts of action -- the prison scenes are particularly vividly staged -- this is a fitfully boring film with perished elastic in its would-be whiplash dialogue.
Sky Staff
...an ineffective misfire that surely looked a whole lot better on paper. Jun 15, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
...an ineffective misfire that surely looked a whole lot better on paper.
David Nusair
'Tango & Cash' turns 25 years old next month, which means if it were a person, it'd be right around the right age to start realizing what a stupid movie 'Tango & Cash' is. Jun 7, 2016 | Full Review…
'Tango & Cash' turns 25 years old next month, which means if it were a person, it'd be right around the right age to start realizing what a stupid movie 'Tango & Cash' is.
Jason Bailey
Tango and Cash is a loud, violent, badly written, rather boring cookie-cutter cop picture. Jun 11, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Tango and Cash is a loud, violent, badly written, rather boring cookie-cutter cop picture.
Gary Thompson
This form of self-conscious action filmmaking is smeared over both Stallone and Russell. They mug mercilessly (none too well) and, of course, they rely on plenty of bang and firepower to disguise a sour and often nasty script. Jun 11, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
This form of self-conscious action filmmaking is smeared over both Stallone and Russell. They mug mercilessly (none too well) and, of course, they rely on plenty of bang and firepower to disguise a sour and often nasty script.
Roger Hurlburt
Think Hope & Crosby (on a so-so day) as over-posturing late 1980's L.A. cops. There is no believability to speak of and so forget about that. Put it out of your mind. Just watch these knuckleheads try to out macho the other. Then it's sorta alright.
Super Reviewer
Late 80's chesse feast. Great fun all around.
It's a completely outrageous buddy cop movie that throws its characters in the oddest places. It goes from a chaotic, futuristic prison to a monster truck derby. What makes it fun is Kurt Russel and Sly Stone being a hilarious team. You have to enjoy all the corny jokes and cliches because it's all in good fun. This is just a fun movie, it makes fun of itself constantly and lets you enjoy its kooky nature. It's the definition of an 80s movie and completely harmless.
One of the special action movies of the 90's, this one is special because it reignited the buddy cop movies and had a rapid fire script with plenty of gags.... not to mention Stallone and Russell pulling it off as slick as racing flats on a wet track. Though I will say a lot of the action was recycled from my NO.1 Movie, J.C.'s Police Story, it was entertaining nonetheless, especially Kurt who I think stole the show with his wild boy antics and the drag scene. XD Anyways, Tango and Cash, two polar opposites in character, 100% identical cops, LA's Finest, gets set up by a group of drug dealers who've had enough of their successes. Copping an early plea of guilt to avoid the maximum sentence, both blue light specials find themselves in Hell, and as we all know, cops in prison is like being a snowball in Hawaii.... no chance. But of course, its Sly and Kurt here, two prime beefsteaks of the Golden Age of Action, and yeah ladies, you do get to see a lot of their backsides and such, so the movie is friendly for women. XD But the boys get a young Teri Hatcher, and boy was she the bomb back in her day. Well, now she's supposed to be a milf, but guys like to dream right? XD So, not much in direction, it did move around like a door missing a few hinges, but the script and the action was in your face and enjoyable. Even the courtroom scene was prime, Kurt surprisingly saying "eloquent" and everyone looks at him thinking "He knows how to say eloquent?".... then a few minutes later screaming out "THIS IS FUCKED UP" and getting all the cheers from the cops. The we have a modified RV assault vehicle, , monster trucks and things that go booom with spectacular results. Well.... why not? there's plenty of other ways to waste time, but this is one of the best.
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