ridiculous rating

Really Surprised!

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

A nice little film that is chock full of heart (or of course 'El Corazón') Nick frost has a geeky charm that means you really can't help but like him whatever he's in. He does well to carry this film as the central character and is helped along by a strong supporting cast. Everyone nails their respective roles, particularly Chris O'Dowd who really is a loathsome creep throughout. It seems weird to see Frost without Pegg as they are so interlinked in our minds (but there is a lovely redeeming shot to make us all feel at ease once again). The dancing and music is fantastic and massive credit to Nick Frost for his skills on the dance floor. My favourite scene by far is a fantastic satirical dance off between frost and O'Dowd to 'win the girl'. This is just brilliant and these two pull it of perfectly. Fun film, good acting, plenty of feel good vibes.

Cuban Fury is a decent movie with a mediocre storyline and a great comedic cast that sadly couldn't make this much better. The main problem with the movie is it simply isn't funny enough, there were some parts that had me in stitches, but there wasn't merely enough to make it worth your while. The cast is terrific, Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, Chris O' Dowd and Olvia Colman are all terrific actors, but they were all given boring roles that didn't allow them show off the talent they have. Rashida Jones is easily one of the funniest women in show business, so I can't understand why she did this movie, she had a boring 2D character who was just there to motivate Frost to become a new man, and I think that he should have ended up with Colman's character in the end, they seemed perfect for each other. It had a lot of potential and essentially let me down, I think you would be better off avoiding Cuban Fury. An overweight, down on his luck man tries to impress his new boss by learning salsa dancing and hopefully winning her heart.Best Performance: Chris O'Dowd Worst Performance: Rashida Jones

As I watched "Cuban Fury", I found myself feeling sorry for the leading man, Nick Frost (who played the nice-guy, Bruce). This is because in so many previous films he played the second banana, to to speak, not the lead. Here he's given a chance to show what he can do...and he's quite nice. BUT, and here's the important part, he simply cannot carry the film based on his acting and character and the writing is, in places, pretty bad. In particular, some of the supporting characters made no sense. A great example is Drew--the super-obnoxious co-worker who is SO nasty and unlikable that he seems unreal. You hate him but you also hate the writing because he's so one-dimensional and serves only as a distraction from a nice story.As for the story, Bruce is a guy who used to be a champion dancer. But, this was decades ago and many, many pounds ago as well. Much of his giving up dance is that he's basically a meek man--a guy who is afraid of many things. Because of that, he is likable but sad as some folks walk all over him. One day, a new boss from America arrives. Julia (Rashida Jones) is a nice lady and he's infatuated with her. But, because of his low self-esteem, he's afraid to ask her out...that is until he learns that they have something in common. She loves Salsa dancing and he USED to be great at it. So, working against his fears, Bruce decides to return to dance. But he's got a LONG, LONG way to go and reclaiming his past glory and the girl might just be impossible.To make this film better, the writers and director SHOULD have treated this more like a romantic drama. After all, Bruce and Julia are sweet characters and could have carried the film had the filmmakers trusted in this. Instead, cheap jokes and distractions frustrated me to no end. As a result, it's worth seeing...but also well worth skipping. It's a shame, as Frost and Jones were awfully good and this film will no doubt do nothing to help their careers.

Cuban Fury (2014)A total feel good dance and music movie. And so familiar it really does just ride on the formula. Expect nothing more—and enjoy the salsa! It's curious that a leading actor in this movie, Irish actor Chris O'Dowd, also appears in a simliar feel good up from nowhere music flick, "The Sapphires," and yet here has an opposite personality. He plays an unlikeable boss here, and his excessive one-liners don't actually come off as funny.The real lead is Nick Frost, playing Bruce, a once promising salsa dancer who as a kid got ridiculed to the point of quitting. But now, as an adult looking for a girl in his life, he finds he needs to start again. He's funny and lovable, though also not as funny as he is meant to be. The woman in question is an American, Rashida Jones, who is really at ease and lovable on screen even if she plays a kind of obvious role. She helps ground what is a very lightweight and flimsy production. So then the usual competition between types of men occurs. There are clichés, there are the ever-useful plot twists and surprises that won't surprise you because they're so old, and then there's the dance competition. And you know, more or less, what happens. All in pure sweet happiness.Oddly enough, this mediocre movie is still fun to watch, so go ahead. The music is fun, and some of the dance venues are really great. And the story really does make you feel good.