BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

adonis98-743-186503 On the eve of Cuba's revolution, a young American woman discovers a passion for dance and for her sultry Cuban partner, Javier. As the two prepare to take their place in a prestigious national dance competition, their bodies align in a sensual harmony that mirrors the growing bond between them. They dominate the dance floor with a sizzling style and rhythm all their own. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights is nowhere near as good as the original but it's a suprising and well made sequel with both Diego Luna and Romola Garai doing a great job as the leads and Patrick Swayze's cameo as a Dance Class Instructor is more than welcome and if you don't expect something close to the original it's going to suprise you. (7/10)

Desertman84 Not a sequel!Not really a prequel!Then,what was it?Obviously,it was sort of a remake and a re-imagining. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights follows the blossoming love affair of young couple Katey and Javier against the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution in 1958.It is a 2004 American musical romance film directed by Guy Ferland that is a "re-imagining" of the 1987 cult classic Dirty Dancing,that features Romola Garai and Diego Luna,is reusing the same basic plot, but transplanting it from upstate New York to Cuba on the cusp of the Cuban Revolution.In the new Dirty Dancing movie,Katey is an American girl living in Cuba with her parents who meets Javier, a local. Javier takes Katey to a nightclub where he teaches her how to dance dirty Cuban-style. The two grow closer and closer, but when Castro takes over, Katey's parents decide to flee for the U.S., leaving Katey to make the ultimate decision. The movie tries to add Cuban flavor to a familiar plot but comes up with nothing more than a bubbling stew of clichés.Although the filmmakers would not want to admit it,it was simply a remake of the original cult classic.Truly,Dirty Dancing has become a brand name.This new film tries to capitalize on that one to provide the viewers the same old film that entertained movies back in the 1980's. But unfortunately,it comes up short.Tying the film together with the classic 1987 original is Patrick Swayze,who appears in a cameo which was both awkward and peculiar.The producers paid him millions for a less-than-five minute scene.It does nothing more but try to link this film to the original.Personally,it only verifies the obvious reasons why his film was made.It would be better for the new generation to rent the original rather than watch this poor man's version of it.

sylus_5 If you're a die-hard 80's movie snob, then you'll hate this edition of Dirty Dancing. Its character relationships are rather underdeveloped, which is disappointing, and the script is certainly less than brilliant.That being said, if what you're looking for is a sweet love story with some sexy moves you'll be absolutely mesmerized by Havana Nights, I know I am! True, it throws most effort to make detail factual out the window, but it's still just so much fun! And to the people I saw complain about it being shot in Puerto Rico rather than Cuba.....did we forget that Cuba is an isolated communist island? Good luck trying to shoot an American film there. Garai is adorable, Diego Luna is so sexy it's ridiculous and overall it's just a really fun flick:) Also kinda cool that it's loosely based on the life of the writer

brianmartin101 Romola Garai did a bad job on the American accents. Few times I could hear the British accent slip through. The scene on the beach where she tell Javier that he was making a different to his family, could hear the English accent coming through plus the scene when she telling Patrick Swayze she trying to feel free and dancing like an Iron board was bad. A few times she let slip up when trying American accent. The plot of the film was weak. The dancing was crap. I didn't like the mixing of modern music with the 1950s style setting that spoiled the movie. The ending of the movie was bad. The only good thing was the Cuban music in the film. As for Luna dancing skills he wasn't very convincing dancer since he and Romola only had ten week's lessons before shooting the movie. The other dancers in the movie showed up Luna lack of dancing skills