TURN UP THE HEAT AND FOLLOW THE RHYTHM.

In 1958, Katey Miller (Romola Garai) moves with her parents to Cuba where her father has landed a job; the revolution is coming, but Katey is seduced by the fiery dancing in the local clubs. The sequel to the 1987 hit has nothing to do with the original story, but follows the same pattern and Patrick Swayze makes an appearance as a dance teacher. The dancing is hot and sweaty and there’s a lot of conflict in the meeting between the Cuban kid and the American girl enjoying the benefits of the Batista regime… but neither the story nor the two leads catch fire.

2004-U.S. 86 min. Color. Directed by Guy Ferland. Cast: Diego Luna (Javier Suarez), Romola Garai (Katey Miller), Sela Ward (Jeannie Miller), John Slattery, Jonathan Jackson, January Jones… Patrick Swayze. 

Trivia: Natalie Portman and Ricky Martin were allegedly considered for the leads.

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