Rom com "Cuban Fury" has a few fun, familiar moves
The energetic new rom com "Cuban Fury" is an eclectic mix of British humor and salsa dancing, and in spite of its familiar moves proves to be a fun time, thanks largely due to the likability of its leads, Nick Frost ("Shaun of the Dead") and "The Office's" lovely Rashida Jones. Frost is Bruce Garrett, who as a child was a salsa dancing star who gave it up after a nasty incident with some bullies. He's now a loutish office-worker and seeming doormat for his colleagues, including womanizer Drew (Chris O' Dowd, of "Bridesmaids"), and both have the hots for their new American boss, Jules (Jones). When Bruce learns Jules is also into salsa dancing, he gets back in shape to win the girl of his dreams. Directed by British TV director James Griffits and written by Jon Brown, "Cuban Fury" is sometimes as uneven and awkward as its title character, but it's mostly a winning, if not overly familiar, tale of the nice guy actually winning out. Frost has been typecast in these types of roles, though it's nice seeing him in a romantic comedy for a change instead of the zombie/action films he does with Simon Pegg (watch closely for a very brief but humorous cameo from Pegg). As his former dancing teacher, character actor Ian McShane of "Deadwood" fame steals some scenes, as does British TV actor Kayvan Novak as a typically over-the-top gay friend he meets in a salsa class. The film comes alive in its final salsa dancing scenes, though you can't help but wonder how much actual dancing that the always fun Frost did for the film. Enjoyable but predictable, check out "Cuban Fury" for some laughs and fun moves.Wes's Grade: B-
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