Tuesday 11 September 2007
Dirty Dancing:Havana Nights (2004)
There are lots of folk who think the original "Dirty Dancing" movie is a wonderful experience and the epitome of the chick-flick, but I am not one of them. These same people are likely to enjoy this sequel in name only, which has nothing to do with the original film. In short, a rich American girl moves to Cuba when her father's job takes him there, just before the Revolution in 1958 and becomes enchanted by Cuban dance rhythms. Romola Garai who made such a strong impression in "I Capture the Castle" in 2003 and Diego Luna who equally hit the radar in 2001's "Y Tu Mama Tambien" play the gal and the poor native fella. While they make an interesting couple and while their dancing is undoubtedly sexy, this movie did nothing for either career, which on one level is something of a shame, especially when one considers the career trajectory of Luna's co-star from "Mama", Gael Garcia Bernal. Patrick Swayze, star of the original film has a cameo as a dance teacher, which unfortunately adds nothing to the party; he's still swivel-hipped and graceful, but is beginning to look as if he is made of plastic. I'm sure the producers were hoping to profit by the first film's reputation, but it all seems something of a waste of talent and time.
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The very fact that DD is such a top film is reason enough for me to never, ever go there. Ever.
The premise of the story is hard enough to grasp - a Radcliffe to be freshman (or
should that be freshwoman) going off on her own with a servant after the local
'eligible young man' tries to rape her - and we know that Miss Garai would prefer
to forget this one. The dancing is tolerable and that is about it - Patrick Swayze
'plastic' ? Hardly, he looks more like a badly carved piece of wood.
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