I couldn't take my eyes off of this amazing movie. The acting was incredible; many times I forgot that it was acting at all, which is what I'm always hoping for, and hardly ever get. The situations were very gut-wrenchingly real, and no one had to explain the political situation to me for me to understand that poverty, hard work, family, sex and music define and shape the lives of these people. I don't know much about "production values", but honestly, who gives a ****? These actors out-did almost every Hollywood movie I've ever seen, and the stories were very poignantly told. People who "laugh embarrassedly" at the emotions displayed by the characters are probably numbed by their over-privileged American lives and unaware that in some other cultures, passionate emotions are much more commonly felt and seen. I woke up this morning still thinking about the characters.
Review of Barrio Cuba
