Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

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Aye E @RT43717499 Apr 13 I love Romola Garai and wanted to check it out. Doesn't even compare to the first one. Was surprised to see just how bad the production was, I think the original was low budget, but this takes it to a new level. I see the effort in costume and set design but even in the first few scenes I see the lead actresses hair style change every few seconds. And the glowy soft focus on everything just cheapens it to a made for TV movie quality. As well as the lame attempt at 50s music. Fun to see a few Mad Men alums in this. Sadly the Patrick Swayze wasn't put to good use in this. And we're supposed to think of him as a dance instructor, but forget Johnny Castle. Too bad the dancing isn't quite as engaging but I appreciate that the didn't try to recreate the "dirty dance" but went with cuban street dancing. Great cast doing their best in a poorly written and made film, still a fun watch. The chemistry with Romola and Diego helps it a lot. See more Monique H @RT43615156 Apr 12 I loved this movie as a teenager and love it now. It’s cheesy and sexy and touches on very real politics and history. Don’t pay attention to the grouchy critics who can’t stand change. New generation, new movies that are hopefully bolder and teach something new. This movie is great, the soundtrack slaps too. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jul 17 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 05/29/2025 A successful romantic drama movie in just 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sensuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Local movie goer T @RT38246162 03/10/2025 I recently bought this film and I can say it's worth watching, it's a love story set up in Pre Revolution Cuba, and even so, the script manages to give us a happy movie about teenager love, not leaving Cuba's history behind, it remains on the background but it's relevant to the main story; we often need these stories, we need these films. ( How many love stories are still untold from those times in Cuba). See more R 9 @RT00952237 01/29/2024 'Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights' is surprisingly watchable. I was expecting a rather tame and boring return to the world of 'Dirty Dancing', though it actually produces a fine dance romance flick. Of course compared to the excellent and far superior original it is a downgrade, but for what it is I had a decent time watching. Romola Garai and Diego Luna have solid enough chemistry onscreen, while John Slattery offers firm support. Sela Ward is alright, not helped by how the makers chose to portray her character - Jeannie becomes quite irredeemable at one point, with the film's attempts to 'fix' that totally failing to convince. That's about it for cast positives, though it was neat to see a familiar face from the 1987 flick appear. The dance and Cuban revolution parts of the story don't mesh amazingly, a bit forced perhaps, but all in all I'd say they just narrowly made it work. I will say the dancing numbers and soundtrack aren't as good as they could've/should've been, yet I did still appreciate a few bits of music: the intro piece and the use of Wyclef Jean's 'Dance Like This', I never knew until now that that latter track was the original of Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie' - you learn something new every day! See more Read all reviews

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