Lambada

1990

Action / Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 41% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 3.5/10 10 1267 1.3K

dance brazilian music dance teacher underground music dance film

Director

Joel Silberg Photo
Joel Silberg

Top cast

Robin Antin Photo
Robin Antin as Dancer
Michael Phenicie Photo
Michael Phenicie as Collins
J.W. Fails Photo
J.W. Fails as Fingers
Ricky Paull Goldin Photo
Ricky Paull Goldin as Dean
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960.13 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 5
1.92 GB
1916*1040
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by GiselleCorrelli 5 / 10

Dated now, but amazing dancing

Im in mixed minds. When I was 16 (Im now 37!) I adored this film, mainly for the dancing by unknown dancers. They weren't famous yet they were brilliant. Also the whole Latina/Latino thing which Im slightly obsessed with, Hispanic culture hasn't come to the UK so it all seems exotic to me. Now I watch it, and Im more critical... the kids seem way too old - younger people should have been cast. The story line isn't great, nor the script writing. Its sad that as we mature we're naturally so critical of everything instead of enjoying it. Id like to see this remade but with a sharper script, better actors but still the same sort of dancing, I'd love to know who taught them.
Reviewed by moonspinner55 1 / 10

It already looks like a relic...

Cross-pollination of "Stand and Deliver" with "Dirty Dancing" is jaw-droppingly misguided. Beverly Hills math teacher, who struts his stuff at night in a barrio club, gets involved with under-privileged kids and gives them lessons on how to Lambada--a hot new Latin dance! Moronic junk is almost endearingly bad...almost. It features uncharismatic leads, soapy melodrama, generic club music, and teeth-gnashing dialogue. It does attempt an offbeat approach to a formula plot, but that is the only positive thing one can really say about it. * from ****
Reviewed by reg_feyer 2 / 10

Lame, lame, lame

Don't let the credits mislead you, Jennifer Lopez only has a small supporting role (a dozen lines at best), and the "no-name" stars give performances which justify their subsequent demise on the Hollywood movie scene. Bad acting, unbelievably implausible plot lines, and second rate dialogue are only accentuated by cookie cutter characterizations. If I'm ever stuck in a bad-ass L.A. Latino neighbourhood, I hope I'm lucky enough to run into this movie's gang members; at worst my car would get a new paint job. The predictable happy ending is capped off by yet another forgettable dance sequence, making one yearn for the comparably energetic, stylish excellence of "Footloose" or "Dirty Dancing". If you choose to spend a few hours watching this drivel, be sure to do some housework as well so it's not a complete waste of your time.
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