Havanna (1990)

Havanna: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Tomas Milian. In 1950s Cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement.

“I just saw this one again on DVD and was surprised at how good it was. The acting, story and environment made it very easy to follow what was going on. I fail to see big holes in the plot: the characters are very well developed. What is created is a very sweet romantic thriller in a historical setting – the viewer knows that the revolution will take place so that part is anti-climatic. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film didnu0026#39;t attempt to make the revolutionaries into the good guys – Batistau0026#39;s forces did come across as corrupt and arrogant though. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne mistake: Redfordu0026#39;s character convinces the security chief he works for the CIA which is implausible since heu0026#39;s supposedly on assignment in Cuba and doesnu0026#39;t speak Spanish.”