Movie 2014.07.20 - Cuban Fury

Another British feel-good underdog movie. Tween Latin dancing sensation Bruce (Ben Radcliffe) was on the way to conquering the salsa world when he gets bullied and beaten for wearing too much sequins. He screams "Salsa is for pussies!", and drops out of the dancing circuit. Fast forward 25 years, Bruce (Nick Frost) gets back into the game to impress his new boss Julia (Rashida Jones), who's also a salsa enthusiast, and to one-up the office alpha male Drew (Chris O'Dowd), who's out to nail Julia.

You can probably guess what happens next. Bruce goes into Rocky mode, and enlists his former mentor Ron's (Ian McShane) help to get back into the groove, in time for the big competition. Given Frost's pudgy chubby build, there's no way he's going to win the competition. He doesn't get the trophy, but he did get the girl.

The movie is done by the numbers, and there's not too many surprises. Nick Frost tries his best to be convincing as a Latin dancer, but it doesn't really work. The other characters are pretty static, and needs more development. Nice drive-by cameo from Simon Pegg though.