I had no idea about this film. Just saw its poster and it reminded me 'This Means War'. Sort of like that, but it's not about the spies, instead it was about salsa. An average guy who gave up salsa during his childhood, once again sparked to take it up seriously after finding crush on his new boss who loves salsa. But he's not alone, his colleague who's a bully is on to her and thwarts all his attempts not to get near to her. Now he has to prove, not just to win the love, but his last passion for salsa.Totally a surprising film. It was not utterly a romance theme, but a music, about salsa. The romance was a small part of it. It was somewhat fun, but I find it a bit dramatic about redefining the passion that was given up a log back. And if you love salsa, you might enjoy it. But it was not like those dance flicks from Hollywood. All the important segments of the story come in the second half. Especially the final act was much better, to end on a high. A film to watch once, just for fun.6.5/10

Cuban Fury has it's moments. It's relatable characters and light-hearted theme will definitely appeal to those who are not crazy about films. However, this film makes absolutely no effort in trying to be anything but slightly enjoyable. On a directorial level it is bland and lifeless with no personality or flare. The pivotal dance sequences are poorly shot and they are not even that well choreographed. The relationships are forced and boring. And the plot has too much back and forth to be the type of film you can invest yourself in. This could have been a family friendly flick, but the gratuitous language and abysmal sex jokes completely kill the little purpose this films had. Speaking of purpose, they only reason there are well known actors in this movie is solely for marketing purposes. Admit it; you only watched it to see Nick Frost dance. This is a pointless movie made only to make money and to waste your time. Avoid it.

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.

I really don't know much about salsa dancing. The only dance move I can do is The Robot and I can barely do that. However, I do like to occasionally EAT salsa and I really like Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd. So, I guess what I'm saying is that my lack of knowledge about the type of dancing really means jack because it's just a comedy meant for the entertaining and not for the educating.For the most part, I enjoyed "Cuban Fury." Granted, I didn't think it was über-excellent and I didn't find my gut was on the verge of bursting or that my laugh gland (totally a real organ) was about to burn itself out from the comedy but there was a charm to it and it was slightly amusing. The only real problem I had with the film was that even though it contained a cast of comedic players I particularly enjoy (and were the entire reason I decided to watch the film), I just couldn't get into them and the characters they were playing because they felt completely ill-fitted for their roles.I think both Chris O'Dowd and Nick Frost are hilarious but I just didn't see either of them really fitting into their roles. O'Dowd didn't look completely convincing as the antagonistic jerk that constantly mocks and belittles Frost's character and Frost look very out of place as the lead man in this romcom. Many of his interactions with the love interest played by Rashida Jones came off looking awkward—and I don't mean the character was awkward around the woman that made him feel funny in his loins but Frost looked lost trying to get the character zeroed in right for these sequences. It was a little bit distracting for me and it really made for a hard time for me to try and get into the love angle of the film's story. However, neither man was outlandishly terrible in their portrayal so it didn't kill the entire movie for me."Cuban Fury" was pretty average but didn't feel like an entire waste of time. It has its moments and it has its problems but it made me slightly chuckle here and there and proved to be an alright film.Hey there, fellow traveler! Feel like reading more of my rants, ramblings, geek references, bad jokes and other movie reviews (like a more in-depth review of "Cuban Fury" and other films that should have a little bit of salsa thrown in)? If you do, you can skip on over to my blog; revronmovies.blogspot.com. If you don't, that's okay, too. You're still a super star in my book!