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A Brilliant Conflict

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

"Cuban Fury" has a certain charm. It runs to a tried and true formula, and occasionally has some funny lines. However it also tends to deliver one anti-climatic scene after another – we keep waiting for the knockout punch, which never really arrives.Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost), who after a long absence, returns to Salsa dancing to win over his new boss, Julia (Rashida Jones). We learn that Bruce was a child Salsa champion who dropped out of dancing after being traumatised by bullies. He seeks out his old mentor, Ron (Ian McShane), to help him reignite his passion and regain his skills.If "Cuban Fury" reminds me of any movie it is "One Chance", the story of Paul Potts, but the key elements just don't work as well.Both films feature an unprepossessing character who possesses one big talent. In "One Chance", we see this talent building after a few false starts into an emotion charged finale when Paul Pott's voice bursts forth in a moment of triumph. In "Cuban Fury", on the other hand, all we get for the most part are false starts.When Bruce eventually cuts loose with his Salsa skills to compete with Drew (Chris O'Dowd), his rival for Julia's affections, it's a weird scene with just the two of them in a car park. By the time Nick hits the dance floor at the end, where, according to the rules of this kind of movie, the dance-off with his rival should have taken place, we have been deflated in our expectations too many times for it to have much impact.Co-writer and star, Nick Frost, creates a character who easily gains our sympathy; Bruce Garrett has long since come to terms with his lot in life – he has more than a casual acquaintance with low self-esteem. I am not sure about the dancing though. Sharing a similar body shape, I could not help thinking that his overly energetic Salsa dancing probably wasn't a good idea without knowing there was a defibrillator handy.Rashida Jones steals the movie. She gives a winning performance as Nick's self-effacing American boss who seems a little out of place in the British engineering company.Despite missed opportunities along the way, "Cuban Fury" is quirky enough to hold your attention even if it doesn't exactly soar at the end.

This film was hilarious right from the start. I love Nick Frost and have seen now in a few things. I hadn't seen Chris O'Dowd in anything before and I have to say he's not going to be a favourite of mine any time soon. His character was overbearing at times in this film. I am glad though that Nick Frost's character got the girl in the end and especially enjoyed how his friend after seeing him dance joined in too. A great comedy film that I will watch again even with Chris O'Dowd's character in it. I loved the film and would certainly recommend to my friends and family. Ian McShane's character was a nice surprise. I laughed so much watching this film. A good comedy film that made me laugh out loud.

(47%) Nick Frost's underdog sport movie (of sorts) lies very much in the same vein as Simon Pegg's "Run fat boy run", only I know which one I prefer, and it sure ain't this. With that said this is still worth a look for fans of the nerdy duo, with three maybe four mild laughs throughout, so don't expect a laugh a minute hit and you might be okay. Frost carries the film perfectly well playing very much a typical fat bloke who's stuck in a self-pitting rut, but Chris O'Dowd's character is too much the competitive jerk to be relatable, and the plot is way too formulaic and predicable. While the dance sequences don't draw out enough laughs, but because of Frost's appearance they can't really be taken all that seriously either. Overall very much catch it if you can fluff.

After a terrible bullying experience, Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) has now become an ego-deflated, self-loathing, trapped as a wallflower young engineer who lost all hopes of ever being in love with his only escape is eating at Nando's take-outs. When the arrival of his new boss, an American named Julia (Rashida Jones), his lease on life turns for the better. However, he does feel worthy enough to win her love. His dominant male colleague named Drew (Chris O'Dowd) naturally steps up to the plate to win her heart. Within a twist of irony, she has a very true passion for a man who could dance, particularly salsa dancing, which he is master in that craft. Bruce gets drawn back to the inner demons that has been haunting him for a long time. But through trail and error along with some persuasion from his sister Sam (Olivia Colman), Bruce must regain the dancing skills he once perfected and to try to the win the heart out of Julia up on the dance floor.If you've seen the 1993 "Strictly Ballroom", you'll simply enjoy "Cuban Fury", a film that juxtaposes the romantic comedy romp along with the art of salsa dancing to keep you both entertained while you hum to the music as the dancing will come after you something fierce. The movie like "Strictly Ballroom", has its share of intriguing characters that are both humorous and very effective in their actions and the dialogue. Television director James Griffiths in his movie debut antes up the charm factor with two great performers like Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd who's charismatic nature about them never keeps the story from becoming mundane. To those who love salsa dancing may sit still on their seats as Frost and O'Dowd will melt your heart in amazement as they will compete against each other and will dance their hearts out as a way to reach their goals to win the heart of Julia. In the in it isn't Bruce or Drew that's the winner, but for the dance enthusiast, it's the audience that's the winner. By the time we get introduced to Nick Frost's character, a bulbous, loner of a man who's now a high-ranking industrial machinery designer who was a salsa dancer expert was haunted 22 years ago from a legion of bullies were on the prowl who made him swallow his costume sequins. But his desire to dance returns once his new boss, Julia enters his life who has a fascination for salsa. A memorable scene was when they were in the corridor and their name tags magnetize together was quite precious. What's also hilarious is that her name is Julio. The real scene stealer is Chris O'Dowd as Bruce's rival who also has the hots for Julia, Drew. He's a jerk who likes to tell dirty jokes and makes seductive passes towards Julia.But it's not just Bruce, Julia and Drew that carry the whole movie. We have Kayvan Novak as Bejan who's also a salsa impresario who encourages Bruce to shave his chest hairs, get a superficial tan and to purchase a silk tan. Olivia Colman who plays Bruces's sister Sam persuades him to relinquish from his comfort zone and takes him to a tavern and gives him some shots where she works while sporting a Polynesian call-girl uniform. Rory Kinnear who plays Bruce's friend Gary who's confused by the situation involving Bruce and Bejan. There's a plethora of great scenes involving Burce and his former salsa dancing coach, Ron Parfitt played by Ian McShane as he get him to regain a talent he lost as he had the "legs of a stallion and the arms of an eagle". McShane has great depth along with compelling facial expressions which flows along the film quite nicely. The principal leads are virtually sublime and this film is a dynamic underdog story as Frost tries everything to overcome his inner demons to dazzle us with his one hidden talents with his supreme salsa moves which will likely melt your heart like a hot knife through butter. Jones is quite superb as her natural beauty and charm she's in the middle of Bruce and Drew's competitive ways to win her approval. Watch for a cameo from Simon Pegg in a memorable scene in a parking lot where Bruce and Drew are competing against each other showing off their salsa dancing skills. The climax is very exciting as the two rivals compete on the dance floor and is backed by wonderful music and the adrenaline pulsing sound of the crowd as the heart pounds while the rhythms to the sound will likely sweep you off your feet. You never know this movie may inspire you to want to learn the art of salsa dancing.