The comic possibilities of Mambo Italiano are mind-boggling. The reality is less so.

There are laughs in the movie, and a lot of good feeling, but it seems more interested in its Italian stereotypes than its gay insights, and it must be said there is absolutely no feeling that Angelo and Nino are really lovers.

It's like watching a spaghetti-sauce commercial stretched out to feature-film length.

With an entire cast of characters who are not the most likable, and romances that are far from believable, this movie leaves much to be desired.