Laikals
The greatest movie ever made..!
Numerootno
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Hadrina
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Anoushka Slater
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Jessica-katz5
I personally loved this movie, I loved the Cuban twist, I loved the music, the beats, and the dancing. Neither of the main characters had dance experience but wound up lighting up the screen. They had a great connection between them.I had to re-watch this movie after watching the ABC remake of the original Dirty Dancing. My soul needed to be cleansed.Just a few comments: This is NOT a remake of the original Dirty Dancing, nor is this a sequel. The original Dirty Dancing took place in 1963. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights takes place in 1958.For those upset that it didn't match up to the original? It wasn't supposed to. Unlike the original Dirty Dancing, this one is actually loosely based on the true life of producer JoAnn Fregalette Jensen who moved to Cuba with her family in 1958.If you didn't like this movie, then "Si. Yous a square."
SnoopyStyle
It's 1958, high school senior Katey Miller (Romola Garai) follows her family (John Slattery, Sela Ward, Mika Boorem) to pre-revolutionary Cuba. They're staying in a fancy exclusive hotel. She bumps into local waiter Javier Suarez (Diego Luna) and eventually befriends him.There are great actors at work here. I love the location shoot in Puerto Rico. The story is strictly fantasy cheese. It doesn't have the fun and charm of the original namesake. It's better than expected but not anything great. The one thing that does stand out is that Romola Garai is quite a big tall gal. Diego Luna is barely taller than her, and he's definitely skinnier. It's a different feel to the franchise.
noradorian
I'll be brief. I waisted too much time watching this, so I won't waist even more writing a long review. I gave a star because I liked the Cuba song, but that's it. For the rest, such a bad bad bad... EVERYTHING: casting, choreography, acting, directing...etc etc... I wonder what Patrick Swayze had to do with this pathetic imitation of a wonderful memory. They could have picked up another actor, same category with the rest just to fit with their script and leave Patrick S. alone. It was very very disappointing. I could watch "Dirty Dancing", the original one, endlessly ... but this Havana thing... I made a big effort to resist watching it till the end... If you want to see a good movie, pick up the first Dirty Dancing. Simply like that.
Leofwine_draca
DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS, although a sequel to the '80s classic, is actually a prequel set in 1950s Cuba. Although I'm not the ideal viewer for these kinds of films (I gravitate towards horrors and thrillers) I found this to be an enjoyable piece of film-making.The political backdrop is eventful, and the character of Diego Luna (the actor already having come a long way from VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS) was sufficiently interesting to keep me watching. Romola Garai put in good work in both this and the same year's INSIDE I'M DANCING, while Patrick Swayze (RIP) inevitably steals his scenes in his extended cameo role.Perhaps not a wonderful film, but an engaging dance-drama with a interesting historical backdrop nonetheless.
