Though not for everyone, the 1987 film
Dirty Dancing is an acknowledged and memorable film. Fourteen years later,
Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze have been replaced by newcomers Romola Garai and Diego Lunda in the "sequel"
Havana Nights.
As you may have guessed by now - or at least you hopefully did - Havana Nights is set in Cuba on the verge of Fidel Castro''s rise to power. It is an age where Americans still dominated much of the tourist trade, and for the most part looked down on the local workers. Of course, that doesn''t stop one high school girl who has been dragged to the city by her father from falling in love with a local boy and his way of dancing. As one might expect, their relationship fuels problems within her family.
Little can be said about this film, because you''ve probably already made up your mind as to whether you''re going to see it or not. Few people saw it in theaters and that is because it is about as cliché as they come, with a predictable plot, predictable characters and a love story that isn''t exactly the most engrossing. People who like dance - women especially - might be interested to see it; for the most part, guys should stay clear. It is your straight-laced lighthearted romance, but as the genre has proven time and time again, people like the same old thing.