Miriam-living in exile
So much truth with so little money!!
by armf67 (movies profile) May 11, 2006
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
For the first time I see a movie about the reality of the so called cuban revolution that is true to the events that took place, despite the limited resources, Andy Garcia was able to discribe what really happened in a simple way, the music is great, can't wait for the soundtrack to become available, it took Andy 16 years to make it, big studios didn't find it "commercially viable", in a way it was better this way so there was not influence from Hollywood "history makers", I could see myself in the scene when Fico was leaving Cuba, only I was just 17 years old and the cuban watchdogs made me empty my pockets and used a metal detector to see if there was hidden jewelery, all of this behind a courtain so other passengers traveling in the same plane couldn't see the ways of the revolution, this movie is a must for Hollywood liberals, this is how movies are to be made, true to reality and without the influence of liberals agenda, it deserves an Oscar, Andy did an excellent job, I admire people like him with the will to make thing right, even if it takes a long time, we need more movies like this one and like Mel Gibson's,
leave fantasy and fiction to Hollywood.
Sincerely, ALex Munoz
Finally a great movie about the real Cuba!
by soypalmalibre (movies profile) Apr 29, 2006
42 of 47 people found this review helpful
I loved the acting, the music and the story...
My mother is 89 years old and has not been at the movies for many years...she is partially disabled. She has waited for years for The Lost City to open, and yesterday she got dressed very early and asked me to take her to see it!...My dad was a very famous comic in Cuba during the 30's, 40's and 50's his name was Adolfo Otero "El Gallego Otero"...
We are Cubans exiled in this great country and Andy Garcia is our hero...THANK YOU ANDY FOR A WONDERFUL MOVIE THAT SHOWS OUR BEAUTIFUL HAVANA AND OUR TRADITIONS AND LOVE FOR FAMILY. MY MOM AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOND AND CRY TOGETHER AND REMEMBER THE SADDEST DAY OF OUR LIVES...THE DAY WE LEFT CUBA... BRAVO!!!!!
A tearjerker film.
by tugando01 (movies profile) May 1, 2006
37 of 39 people found this review helpful
If you are a Cuban exile, then this movie will make you cry like a baby. Others will find the music and dancing very entertaining.
I saw this movie in Miami, so you obviously realize that there were a lot of Cubans in the theater. Just about everyone wept throughout this movie. It apparently took the older generation back to the beginnings of the destruction of Cuba by Che Guevara and Castro.
Overall, it was a great movie.