Cuba

In having seen the Blu-ray version of the movie, "Cuba," I think it was, to my own personal view, a somewhat good film. But unfortunately, what I did not like about the movie was the casting of three white actors who played leading roles of Cuban characters: Chris Sarandon, Martin Balsam, and Brooke Adams. It was the kind of thing that Hollywood has done in the name of not including certain people of color for leading roles in both films and television for decades. I think the term can be applied for this 1979 film as "whitewashing." Other than that, another flaw that I discovered was the opening on-screen caption of a scene where it said: "Havana, 1959." But the film took place in 1958. That is another mistake on the part of the filmmakers of this movie. All in all, I think the performances were good and the setting was somewhat well done. So I can only give it FOUR STARS out of FIVE.

This movie is on any list of my family's 10 favorite movies. We saw it in the theater when it was new, and hoarded the homemade videotape made from a TV broadcast, which was a major event in this household. Finally on DVD - it's wonderful that now we can see it in both widescreen and non.The film rewards repeated viewing, since eventually you realize that all the comic business ties in with all the main plot lines. I think this mixture of relevant-to-the-plot background comic bits throughout a film must be Richard Lester's forte, since he does it so well in all of his movies. Here the comic bits are superb - there really are no loose ends!Every character, every actor is wonderful, even the bit parts. Jack Weston gives one of the best performances of his life. The movie lingers in the imagination as THE picture of life at every stratum in Cuba at the end of the 1950s, even though (as has been observed in other reviews) the locations were really in Spain. The colors, the ambience, even the music - wonderful.It's obvious to me, anyway, that this movie stands the test of time...it has survived to be reborn in DVD format. Thank goodness! - Because it deserves to be remembered and enjoyed.

Sean Connery is one of our favorite stars, so we were surprised to find this movie about Cuba. The movie is set in Cuba, as the government of Fulgencio Batista is overthrown by the revolutionaries, led by Fidel Castro and the likes of Che Guevara.Connery plays the part of a mercenary trying to profit from the situation. He becomes involved with an old flame, who is now a factory manager of a family business. Sean Connery and Brooke Adams do a great job at imparting the trauma people lived during the first years of the revolution, amidst the chaos, murder, and exhuberance of Cuba's revolution.While the movie depicts Batista's government as brutal, it fails to deliver the reality lived in those days. As Cuban-Americans, we obtained the movie to review with young adults to surface historical facts about Cuba. Sean Connery as 007 is a favorite of ours, so that kept their attention on events and we were able to discuss the reasons behind the revolution and why millions of Cubans today are exiled.A rare find. We highly recommend watching this film, as it shares the beginning of destroyed dreams for generations of Cubans who had no alternative but to abandon their families and possessions in search for political freedom.

Dvd arrived in great condition. Widescreen 1.85 : 1, 122+ minutes, English, French and Spanish subtitles, trailer, good transfer, several international actors, lots of 70's tv and film familiar faces. Sean Connery excells at action thrillers, this one too. I can't speak for its historical accuracy, because I don't care, as long the movie is entertaining and it is.

I write this short review to honor Sir Sean Connery on the day of his passing. "Cuba" is not usually well regarded among Connery enthusiasts so I am an outlier. This beautifully shot melodrama by director Richard Lester is worthy of multiple viewings as we view the Cuban revolution largely through the eyes of Connery's efforts to assist the flailing and corrupt Batista regime. I don't know if this is what Cuba was like during that historic period, but the more important point is that the movie does a perfect job of convincing the audience of what it may have been like. "Cuba" has great style and finesse and is one of Sir Connery's most entertaining movies.

"Cuba" is a vastly engrossing film that doesn't fail to entertain. It is graced with superb acting, a witty script, and mesmerizing art direction. What it lacks is a coherent point of view. I wasn't sure what director Richard Lester was trying to say about the events surrounding the Cuban revolution. Also enigmatic is the film's main character, a British mercenary played by Sean Connery. It is no reflection on the performance by Connery but the way the character is written we are left puzzled throughout as to his motivations. In my book, though, the pluses outweigh the negatives. View "Cuba" as entertainment and not as history.

Sometimes it's good to take a look at the past and assess how far we believe we have actually come. In some things a very long way then again in other aspects not very far at all. It's kind of good to remind ourselves of all these things. Connery is still the same smooth operator he has always been with a touch of mystery and suspense.

Interesting from a historical perspective, the movie deals with the poverty of the Cuban people before Castro and the exploitation of the nation by foreign special interests. Sean Connery portrays an English agent who has a change of heart while dealing with an uncharacteristically intense romantic obsession. A little difficult to follow at times, the movie is still full of action and historical accuracy.

Radio Times gave this 4 stars.Me give one star.Stupid story - weak acting - super bad production.

Richard Lester's Cuba was rushed into production with an unfinished script and more memorable for a troubled shoot that saw Sean Connery and Richard Lester at each others' throats than for anything that made it to the screen. Set in the last few days before Battista loses power, shown with such authentic period detail that no-one seems to remember it's supposed to be Christmas (the title card even gets the year wrong!), it's a plotless mosaic disinterestedly following Connery's mercenary supposedly advising the army but in fact doing nothing much in particular before falling in with old girlfriend Brooke Adams for a love story that doesn't really happen either before the revolution sort of happens because they've got to end the movie somehow. Then he goes home. Hector Elizondo's aide and Chris Sarandon's cheating husband are the closest the film gets to rounded characters but everyone else just phones it in.

This film is really not that good no wonder why it didn't do well at the box office. Sean connery was probably more interested in a big juicy pay check. This film was made in the 70s when most of connerys films were flops.The big scottish star did actually say that the film was plagued with script problems with constant rewrites being done even while during filming. Even he said that he wish that he had tore it up.Sean connery portrays a hard boiled english mercenery who is really hardly ever shown to his potential until the end when there is a big showdown with the cubans.brooke adams is a very bad casting choice even though she is connerys love interest. she is more like a school girl who constantly keeps on changing her mind.Look out for a very young Roger Lloyd pack ( trigger in only fools and horses ) as a cuban.

A bad film

To replace vhs copy.