Robert Redford,
Lena Olin,
Alan Arkin,
Tomas Milian,
Raul Julia
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In the time just preceding Castro's takeover of Cuba, an American gambler in Havana gets involved with a revolutionary's wife. Overlong but otherwise well produced!
DVD Release Date: November 17, 1998
Stats: 114 reviews
Now that the flixster summary mentions it, the story in this movie is a lot like a Casablanca copycat. Anyway, I thought it was way too slow and dull, I didn't care a bit about the main character, he was so boring. The most interesting parts are skipped over, for example when R... read more
A wonderful well acted movie. It was sad at the end though whenever Jack & Bobby had to say goodbye.
If you understand and are interested in the events that took place in Havana in the 50s, you will like this movie, but for the rest of us it's just plain boring. Plus, one of my favourite actors, Raul Julia, is in one scene and then killed off in the next scene, which made me an... read more
A great and terribly underrated piece of cinematic excellence. The only inherent problem I had with Havana is it was just too grandiose for its own good. You have a great cast with Redford, Olin and Arkin, you have some great dialogue and direction by the late, great Sydney Polla... read more
This movie started off slower than I wanted, but then it took off!! Redford and Olin were awesome together..
Director Sydney Pollack and star Robert Redford have lost their normally dependable quality touch as they slog through a notably uncompelling $45 million-plus tale of a gringo caught up in the Cuban r... Full Review
The glittering decadence of this culture on the verge of collapse is in fact the film's most fascinating aspect, and Mr. Pollack has re-created it extravagantly. Full Review
Some fundamental things still do apply as time goes go by.
At best, Pollack achieves a counterfeit sense of this atmosphere. But he insists on continuing the card game anyway, an over-extended misdeal of a movie that refuses to fold. Full Review
The lesson: Get into practice before remaking a classic. And until then, here's not looking at you, kids. Full Review
The central pair's shattering, once-in-a-lifetime passion cries out for more urgency and emotional power. Full Review
Handsomely produced, with a typically mesmerizing performance by Redford, alas this fails to exploit its intriguing political background and ends up being more of a routine and ineffective romance. Full Review
Unfortunately, against that impressive backdrop, Pollack mounts a film that is lifeless and slow-moving, offering neither a compelling love story nor a tense tale of a city in turmoil. Full Review
Another top-notch effort from Pollack.
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