Cuban Fury

2014

Action / Comedy / Romance / Sport

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 54% · 96 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 19934 19.9K

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Plot summary

Beneath Bruce Garrett's under-confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. Now, one woman is about to reignite his Latin fire.


Uploaded by: OTTO
June 10, 2014 at 01:37 PM

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Kayvan Novak as Bejan
Ian McShane as Ron Parfitt
Simon Pegg as Driver in Car Park
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mockfilmreviews 7 / 10

A date movie men can enjoy.

Normally, I am not the kind of man who would sit down to watch a film about dancing (unless, of course, given carte blanche to ridicule said film by my better half), but I had a feeling about the Salsa Comedy Cuban Fury (2014). With a cast consisting of some of the best the boys across the pond have to offer in Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead 2004), Chris O'Dowd (Bridesmaids 2011), and the ever compelling Ian McShane (Deadwood). Drop in the adorable Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation) and you have a very solid cast who are masters at comic timing. I first became aware of this movie a few months ago watching trailers one afternoon on my computer. Looked funny, never heard about it again, then it popped up on Netflix Streaming. One boring afternoon, my best gal and I sat down to give it a gander and had a really great time with it.

The story revolves around Bruce (played well by Frost), a former youth Salsa dance champion, who quit after a scarring event made him turn in his dance shoes. Now working as an industrial machine designer, he goes unnoticed by his co-workers. With the exception of Drew (a great turn as the heel for O'Dowd, often known for playing nice guys), the smarmy, fast talker of the office who has made a game out of humiliating Bruce every chance he gets. Never having any motivation to fight back before, enter Julia (Jones), the new head of their department and Salsa dance enthusiast. With both men seeking her affection, Bruce realizes that his only hope for love is to get back on the dance floor.

Reviewed by jboothmillard 5 / 10

Cuban Fury

Literally, all I knew about this film was the leading actor and that it was about dancing, it looked like a pretty average watch, and the critics gave it mixed reviews, I was still up for it though. Basically, as a teenager, Bruce Garrett (Ben Radcliffe) was a champion salsa dancer winning every award going, and he was gearing up for the biggest, the UK Junior Salsa Championships. But an incident of bullying robs him of his confidence and passion, and he is diverted on a different path. Twenty-two years later, the adult Bruce (Nick Frost) is now an overweight slob working in an office. Recently, he has been trying to get close to his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss Julia (Rashida Jones). One day, Bruce finds out she has a passion for salsa dancing, and he sees this as his opportunity to impress and woo her. But Bruce is out of practise, so he seeks out his old teacher Ron Parfitt (Ian McShane) to re-master the art of dance. Ron is reluctant at first, forcing Bruce to confront the reasons he quit dancing in the first place. Also, Bruce has a rival in alpha male colleague Drew (Chris O'Dowd), who constantly bullies him, and dominates Julia's attention. Bruce is supported by his salsa teacher, his classmates, including the flamboyant Bejan (Fonejacker's Kayvan Novak), and his former dancing partner, his supportive sister Sam (Olivia Colman). Slowly, Bruce perfects his moves and steps and recaptures his feeling, not only for the dance but for his life. His friends convince him to enter the local nightclub's salsa dance competition, and to invite Julia to be his dance partner. But when Bruce goes to see Julia, Drew is already at her apartment. He is tricked into thinking they are having a sexual encounter, and he leaves without questioning her. After Bruce has left, Julia realises what Drew is up to and outright rejects his advances, kicks him out and threatens his position at work. Julia follows Bruce to the nightclub, where he is doing pretty well with Sam and an old routine, they are about to enter the final heat/round of the competition. Bruce is elated to see Julia has followed him, and finally plucks up the courage to ask her to dance with him. They dance the last round of the competition, Bruce does not win, but regains his true self and finally wins Julia's heart. Also starring Rory Kinnear as Gary, Alexandra Roach as Helen, Steve Oram as Security Guard Kevin, Isabella Steinbarth as Young Sam and Kevin Eldon as Neighbour, and there's a blink and you'll miss it cameo from Simon Pegg as the Driver in Car Park. Frost does well as the lead, Jones is pretty, O'Dowd is good at being nasty, McShane and Colman are fine, and Novak does indeed steal some scenes. I agree with critics, it may have been better to see a large guy trying to pull off Latin dance for laughs, it is taken seriously, and the romance element is only slight, but it does offer up some fun dance sequences and good use of music, and there are some amusing moments, overall it is an average but reasonable romantic comedy. Worth watching!

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

likable leads

Bruce and his sister Sam danced salsa competitively as kids under the directions of Ron Parfitt (Ian McShane). They were a winning team until Bruce fails to attend the Nationals after being bullied in his costume. He vows never to dance again. Twenty five years later, Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) is a chubby engineer. His 'friend' Drew (Chris O'Dowd) is a sleazy co-worker. Helen (Alexandra Roach) is a bitter co-worker. They get a new boss in Julia (Rashida Jones) and Bruce immediately falls for her. He discovers that she dances salsa and he tries to put on his dancing shoes once again.

Nick Frost is likable. Chris O'Dowd is a silly fun weasel, and Rashida Jones is absolutely adorable. The movie works whenever these three interact with each other. The awkward romance between Frost and Jones is endearing. The dancing doesn't make sense. I don't understand why Bruce doesn't simply join in the dance class as a beginner. The premise doesn't work and the story suffers. The comedy works but the dancing story doesn't.

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