I don't know if I'm actually giving you a spoiler or not, but just to be on the safe side, be warned.
I expected so much more from this movie... Few times in my life have I been so disappointed by a movie, I don't even know where to begin. When I saw the previews, I thought it might be a good storyline... Fidel arriving in Miami as a "balsero".
But its very clear that those who wrote this story/screenplay were not Cubans at all! Much less were they well-informed on Cuban culture (expressions, mannerisms, history, politics, etc.). You can tell from the start that most of the "actors" are Mexican and they really suck at portraying Cubans. Mexicans have a way of imitating Cubans that is really cheesy, over the top, and at times even insulting. And that is what they have done in this movie. Obviously nobody took the time to hire a Cuban dialect coach. It is so sad that even the main character (Fidel) doesn't have even the slightest Cuban accent.
On the other hand, I also could not understand why on Earth they spoke most of the movie in English. And it was BAD English. The kind of ESL accent that is very common in Mexicans. I found even that to be annoying.
Johnny Lozada as "Carlitos" was such a cliché of a Latin gay man that it wasn't even funny. This was beyond Overacting. I don't know who in their right mind thinks that Alicia Machado/"Gisselle" can act. And the list goes on.
I kept watching this movie hoping it would get better, but that never happened. You keep waiting for the story to get better or for "something" to actually happen, but it never does. Not even the soundtrack is worth a penny. Don't waste your money. I'm sorry I did.
I expected so much more from this movie... Few times in my life have I been so disappointed by a movie, I don't even know where to begin. When I saw the previews, I thought it might be a good storyline... Fidel arriving in Miami as a "balsero".
But its very clear that those who wrote this story/screenplay were not Cubans at all! Much less were they well-informed on Cuban culture (expressions, mannerisms, history, politics, etc.). You can tell from the start that most of the "actors" are Mexican and they really suck at portraying Cubans. Mexicans have a way of imitating Cubans that is really cheesy, over the top, and at times even insulting. And that is what they have done in this movie. Obviously nobody took the time to hire a Cuban dialect coach. It is so sad that even the main character (Fidel) doesn't have even the slightest Cuban accent.
On the other hand, I also could not understand why on Earth they spoke most of the movie in English. And it was BAD English. The kind of ESL accent that is very common in Mexicans. I found even that to be annoying.
Johnny Lozada as "Carlitos" was such a cliché of a Latin gay man that it wasn't even funny. This was beyond Overacting. I don't know who in their right mind thinks that Alicia Machado/"Gisselle" can act. And the list goes on.
I kept watching this movie hoping it would get better, but that never happened. You keep waiting for the story to get better or for "something" to actually happen, but it never does. Not even the soundtrack is worth a penny. Don't waste your money. I'm sorry I did.