Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie

Members of Bang Tango past and present generally praised the film for being a straightforward, unbiased, and untampered telling of the band's story without making it a fluff piece similar to many other "rock docs" of recent times.[16][17][18]

Bang Tango frontman Joe Lesté publicly stated his dislike for the film, feeling that he and his band were misrepresented especially during the ending. Lesté had also mentioned that, allowing Fortier to do this film was one of his biggest regrets from when he was a drinker. Despite his feelings on the film, Lesté mentioned he and Fortier are friends and is happy to have him as a member of Bang Tango as a guitarist.[19][20]

Fortier made a public response to Lesté's feelings on the film's ending in that the frontman had genuinely enjoyed and appreciated the film after viewing it at the screening but feels that the now sober Lesté may be a bit taken aback by where he was in his life during the filming and conclusion of the film's events.[11]

Reviews of the film were positive.[21] Although the film has not been released officially, it had still garnered reviews amongst many music websites and publications.[22] The general consensus being that despite its low budget, the film still manages to get its point across in an unbiased, artistic, and engaging manner while being able to appeal to not only fans of the band or genre, but to anyone not familiar with Bang Tango. The general storytelling and editing were met with praise along with the chronological telling of the band's history.[23] The ending of the film polarized reviewers by either having them side with the band's frontman, Joe Lesté, for keeping Bang Tango alive to this day; or he is seen as someone who should have put the band to rest a long time ago and is only hurting the brand by keeping it active.[24][25]

The Rock Pit wrote, "Introduced by Twisted Sister's Dee Snider, it's a ride that you can't take your eyes off of as it charts the history of the band to date taking in all the twists, turns and bumps along the way."[26]

Legendary Rock Interviews wrote, "If you are looking for a slickly produced, homogenized and "shot in hi-def" documentary about a rock n' roll band, I suggest you watch something else. If you want to watch a "warts and all" documentary containing fantastic interviews, career-spanning live footage presented in chronological fashion where you get a true sense of the subject matter then Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie is the film for you."[27]

Heavy Metal ICU wrote, "The film is gritty, dirty, and fun, just like Bang Tango. This doc doesn't smell of band desperation ala Anvil! The Story of Anvil. It's not the "I'm doing the best I can" tribute film as the Quiet Riot documentary from recent years either. This is a movie not only about a band that only niche fan base will be familiar with, but about all the bands just like Bang Tango back in the day."[28]

In May 2018, the film was the primary focus of an episode of Rock out with your Doc Out, hosted by Kay Hanley of Letters to Cleo and comedian Greg Behrendt. The duo praised the film for its brutally honest storytelling as well as its accurate depiction of the shift in popular music in the early 90s from hair metal party rock to grunge and alternative music; citing the film's subject, Bang Tango, as being caught between both genres.[29]