when i first saw robert duvall earlier the apostle ( 1997 ) and i be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt be that it be his first effort a both lead actor and director . mistake be make and i thought he would learn from them . boy and be i wrong . in assassination tango he not only repeat all his early mistake and but add to and compound them in the process . there be four main credit in a film ( writer and producer and director and and lead actor ) and a useful rule of thumb be that if any one individual have at least three of those and the film be almost guarantee to be bad . with all four credit to his name and duvall effort show just how true this can be . the pacing be terrible while scene go on for much too long . notably and these scene all involve duvall character and an age hit man who may be ready to finally retire from the business . duvall prove again and a he do in the apostle and that he be an actor in desperate need of direction . when he direct himself while i. e. and when he receive no direction at all and he be just awful . in duvall portrayal and the character john j. be simply unbelievable . he be suppose to be an experienced assassin who work 10 year in guatemala ( from which i infer a a u. s. government black ops agent ) and you would think such an individual would know how not to attract attention to himself . but not the way duvall play him . he fly off the handle at the least provocation represent a colleague tell him he look tired and duvall get all up in his face over it while he tell that consideration be give to send someone else on his late assignment and he go ballistic and spout enough information about his past to get himself convict in any courtroom while he learn he can not return home from his assignment in argentina for another two week and he repeatedly stomp a pay phone in a public street . a play by duvall and john j. be constantly run off at the mouth while he can not shut up for five minute even when he alone . this be a top of the line killer who know how to stay under the radar . the female lead be play by newcomer luciana pedraza who and while certainly accomplish a a dancer ( assume she do her own dance number ) and be entirely lack in screen charisma . a flatter and more two dimensional portrayal would be hard to imagine . overall and the acting in this film can best be sum up by note that ruben blade give the best performance of the cast . when be the last time that be ever say about him . the film one redeeming grace be the artful dance sequence and but then you can just watch a song and dance film if that what youre after . rating represent 4/10 .