Cuban Fury (now on video and streaming)

Review by Wayne Richards

When Nick Frost’s pitch to make a dance film became a green lit reality, he probably had no clue of the tremendous amount of physical strain and mental anguish that awaited him. He has been surprisingly open about his laborious sojourn into salsa and the challenges he’s faced in making this movie. At one point during the proceedings, the demands of an overbearing choreographer reduced him to tears, leading him to abandon a day of work. A grueling seven month schedule (consisting of seven hours of daily dance training) transformed Nick Frost from portly sluggard into a bona fide salsa dancing powerhouse. This big boy can really boogie.