At times, the movie has the energy of an anchormanstyle spoof a. Cuban fury 2014 movie moviefone movies movie times. Nick frost tells us about how fear made him want to dance his heart out for cuban fury by peter hall apr 17, 2014 comments shaun of the dead celebrates. Cuban fury james griffiths, nick frost, rashida jones, chris. Stream cuban fury original soundtrack by various artists and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. New dvds tuesdays wave of new dvds includes noah, cuban fury and the other woman.
That latin rhythm plays almost nonstop throughout the movie cuban fury. From the team behind hot fuzz and shaun of the dead spotlight hits, sweat drips, heels click nick frost is cuban fury. Being about 70% romanticcomedy and 30% quirky underdog sports movie, to call the plot of cuban fury predictable would be an understatement. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Frost is a likable lead and an easy rooting interest. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Eschewing the genrehappy styling of hot fuzz and the worlds end, cuban fury belongs firmly to the same, megasuccessful english subgenre that spawned calendar girls, the full monty and kinky. Cuban fury starts with a flashback of young bruce being attacked and beaten by bullies. Its curious that a leading actor in this movie, irish actor chris odowd, also appears in a simliar feel go. Cuban fury, cuban furytrailer, cuban furyfull movie, cuban furycaught on tape, cuban furyin elevator prank, cuban furytrailer, cuban furyfull movie, cuban furycaught on tape, cuban furyin mirror, cuban furycaught on tape, cuban furysims 3, cuban furyprank, cuban furyenglish, cuban furycaught on tape, cuban furycaught on camera,realcuban furywatchcuban. It feels, at times, a little bit gimmicky, but the cast helps put that perception in the background. Westworld s3 episode 1 recap revolution is in the air. Cuban fury 2014 a total feel good dance and music movie. Even though this movie wasnt everything i expected, i felt.
Nick frost is a rootworthy underdog who revisits his champion salsa days in a bid to get the girl in cuban fury. Fury is a good, solid world war ii movie, nothing more and nothing less. Embarrassingly bad film nick frost should stick to supporting simon pegg. Feb, 2014 amon warmann from heyuguys interviews ian mcshane for his role in cuban fury. More character development and a perhaps darker focus at times on what bruces life has become could have created a more fulfilling experience. Its not as terrible as some critics claim it to be. The main problem with the movie is it simply isnt funny enough, there were some parts that had me in stitches, but there wasnt merely enough to make it worth your while. Poster art for cuban fury replay slideshow previous slide next slide. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cuban fury. Nick frost and chris odowd in cuban fury 2014 kayvan novak in cuban fury. But its decent enough for it to make it worth a watch. At times, the movie has the energy of an anchormanstyle spoof.
A wonderfully enjoyable great time with glorious dancing and music. Check out this behind the scene look at bad boys for life. Ive seen that mitchell and webb look probably as many times as it crowd. Cuban fury on dvd july 29, 2014 starring rashida jones, ian mcshane, chris odowd, nick frost.
Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. Its curious that a leading actor in this movie, irish actor chris odowd, also appears in a simliar feel good up from nowhere music flick, the sapphires, and yet here has an opposite personality. All 40 songs from the cuban fury 2014 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Beneath bruce garretts shabby, overweight exterior, the passionate. Movies near you 14 hustlers 2019 it chapter two 2019 ad astra 2019 rambo. By entering your details, you are agreeing to radio times terms and conditions. Cuban fury is a thoroughly engaging crowdpleaser sweet, quite amusing and even a tad inspiring. Instead, its an eagertoplease british underdog comedy about a former swivelhipped teen salsa sensation who stages a middleage comeback to impress the woman he loves. Though its nothing we havent seen in many a dance film before it, spirited performances help make cuban fury an amiable romcom, and proves that frost can carry a film on his lonesome. It tells the story of white collar worker bruce garret. On first impression its easy to write cuban fury off as being in the same vein, with portly. In cuban fury, the british comic nick frost stars as a former child.
Cuban fury is a 2014 british romantic comedy film directed by james griffiths, written by jon brown, and starring nick frost, rashida jones and chris odowd. Cuban fury critics consensus nick frost and chris odowd remain as undeniably likable as ever, but cuban fury saddles them with a contrived and predictable plot thats far too short on laughs. Nick frost shaun of the dead, the worlds end stars as bruce, a chubby londoner who was once hailed as a teen salsa dancing prodigy until a bullying incident cut his career short. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Turns out it was roy from the it crowd and olivia colman of many mitchell and webb collaborations. Cuban fury is a funny romantic comedy from england. You can trace the history of salsa through its soundtrack, from benny more to tito puente to willie colon to mark anthony. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives.
Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. In 1987, a yearold natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the uk junior salsa championships. Apr 11, 2014 you may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. And so familiar it really does just ride on the formula. Cuban fury is a 2014 british romantic comedy film directed by james griffiths, written by jon. Theres also this really funny, blink and you missed it. Feb 17, 2014 as a movie overall, cuban fury had potential. Nick frost could already dance, but for this film, he trained for seven hours a. But despite the overblown title, the movie is milder than a will ferrell drag.
Please select your cinemas of choice to view session times. Quimbos quest, a hilariously silly nzmade cartoon, just landed on netflix. With a thumping score, a dash of sequins and a large squeeze of comedy and romance, cuban fury is a movie cocktail that satisfies like no other. The monuments men, cuban fury, robocop and more advertisement. The images are quickly cut and arent graphic, though they do have an impact. Entertainment one films glamour magazine is teaming up with digital media company girlgaze to support young female filmmakers. Apr 11, 2014 in cuban fury, the british comic nick frost stars as a former child salsadancing champ who brushes up on his skills to woo his new american boss. Everything is in there including a training montage.
Best friend of frequent costar simon pegg, essexborn nick frost got his start as a comedy writer before gaining prominence on. This is a alright rental, its not a really good rental but its decent enough. These 90 minutes had me laughing so much i had tears on my cheeks by the end of the film. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. When was the last time you saw a movie with a contemporary setting. Kevin james is a mma fighterzookeepercomedian that audiences are somehow supposed to find funny. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Itv3s foyles war won the multichannels, drawing 882k 4. It is full of romcom cliches and it uses them all superbly. A former dance prodigy attempts a comeback 22 years after a bullying incident ruined his career. Cuban fury is all heart with nick frost in fine salsa form. In cuban fury, nick frost is a former child salsa star.
Find cuban fury showtimes for local movie theaters. Nick frost finds the way to a womans heart is through the power of dance. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre. At, bruce was on the verge of winning the junior salsa dancing championship when a group of bullies shamed bruce into stopping salsa dancing entirely. Id been meaning to check out cuban fury for a while, and i knew there were a couple of actors in it that i liked a lot but i couldnt quite remember who. Cuban fury 2014 a former salsa prodigy nick frost must whip himself back into shape 22 years after a bullying incident ruined his chance at dance stardom. Hey, its will ferrell as a basketballerice skatersoccer coach. Cuban fury has a surprising amount of fun with these acknowledged cliches.
Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. In 1987, a yearold natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the uk ju. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. Cuban fury is a decent movie with a mediocre storyline and a great comedic cast that sadly couldnt make this much better. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Sure its not all that original for that twist and turn and every connects near the end type of movie. On channel 5, the latest episode of csi was watched by 731k 3. Cuban fury has a surprising amount of fun with these acknowledged clichs. The producers of shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, scott pilgrim, paul, attack the block, the worlds end and sightseers bring together some of the finest comedy talent with some of the worlds best salsa dancers. Despite sounding like a latin martialarts movie, cuban fury does not. Pour elle, il va affronter sa timidite et raviver sa flamme latine. A yearold natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all. Everything you need to know about cuban fury movie 2014. Rugged, macho, violent and with a story sufficiently unusual to grab and hold interest, its a.
Poised to sweep the floor at the 1987 uk junior salsa championships, yearold bruce garrett has fire in his heels and the world at his feet until one fateful night, a freakish bullying incident robs him of his confidence and diverts his life down a very different path. Cuban fury stars nick frost, chris odowd, rashida jones, olivia colman, ian mcshane and rory kinnear. She has also appeared in the movie cuban fury and bbcs so you think you can dance competition. Cuban fury which has both stars the british comic nick frost as bruce, a former child salsadancing champ. Theres a weird look that people on a dancefloor give a big lump who can dance video interview.
Cuban fury despite sounding like a latin martialarts movie, cuban fury does not star the jackie chan of havana. Rugged, macho, violent and with a story sufficiently unusual to grab and hold interest, its a modern version of the sort. Rashida jones in cuban fury 2014 nick frost and chris odowd in cuban fury. Released april 11th, 2014, cuban fury stars rashida jones, nick frost, chris odowd, olivia colman the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of 52 out of 100 on. The radio times tribute to 50 years of the groundbreaking comedy group. Spotlight hits, sweat drips, heels click nick frost is cuban fury. The dance teacher who made nick frost cry months of salsa training nearly broke the big man, who admits at one stage he stormed out from class and ran. April 2014 movie releases moviefone movies movie times. Cuban fury cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. But his affability isnt enough to give this sillysweet feature the edge and dimension that would make it a memorable contribution to the. If you like cuban fury you are looking for humorous, feel good and entertaining movies about with comeback, love and romance, workplace, artists and showbiz, workplace romance, dance teacher and female boss themes of comedy, romance and sport genre shot in uk.