this is the best film in the world!it is about a poor street vendor who finds some Gd luck for herself when she enters the world of dance hall!i was hooked since the first time i saw this film!it is very influencing!what makes the film so good is the dancing and the great songs!i have just got the soundtrack and it is wicked!my favourite song is the song were they say "beenie check olivine" i am only in my teens and teens and this is my favourite films.it kinda shows me my roots because my grandparents come from Jamaica it shows you that no matter who you are you can be anything you wanna be!my favourite is Marcia she is so funny!and Larry is such a fool!Tanya and Tasha are so funny!Esp in the kentucke fried chicken part!!but this is a must see film i watch it like everyday!i am going to Jamaica for my birthday in august and dance hall queen was an inspiration!

This is a good story about how a person can rise up and make something of him/herself.The backdrop of Jamaican culture is brought to life quite nicely and I very much like the cultural influence be it they are pretty subtle. Being from the Caribbean myself, I can very much identify with much of the non-western cultural issues which aren't in-your-face obvious, but are definitely there. It might be handy to turn on subtitles because the accent will be very hard to understand if you have not been into contact with the Jamaican dialect much. The acting is pretty good, with my personal favorite being that of Rude-boy :) Don't expect an extremely good or complex plot, but it is a nice movie to watch.Moral of the movie: You can be or become anything or anyone if you have a spec of talent and put hard work into it. (Which basically is the embodiment of the American dream right?)

I have seen this film several times, as it gets surprisingly heavy rotation on cable television. Each time I catch it, I thoroughly enjoy it. The story line is highly improbable, but it doesn't matter because the performances (acting and dancing) are top-drawer. It's a reminder that films about the ordinary struggles of common folk can be engaging without all the special effects that one finds in the Hollywood products of today.

I often found the accents hard to understand. I could understand the "educated" daughter better than the street vendor mother. But the expressiveness and good acting of the star helped me out. I also enjoyed seeing a view onto a culture I wasn't familiar with. Funny how some things are universal, though. (Shady men taking advantage of poor women)The ending was poetic justice.