Great first act. The rest... not so much.

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2013)

The reinterpretation and re-imagining of the 20s in a modern salsa is stylish and often astonishing, making the first act a really enjoyable experience. The second and third acts however (once the tone is set) become something else, something closer to a theatrical play rather than the extravagant movie it presented itself as. I'm not a big fan of "Moulin Rouge", and this film uses the exact same style, trying to captivate the audience as the 2001 Oscar Winner did. All the actors involved did a fairly good job, and considering the exaggerated tone the director chose to follow, a bit of over-acting here and there is almost expected. I wouldn't recommend it for the drastic decrease of excitement and visual stimulation, but it deserves being mentioned for loudly bringing back the experience of the 1920s era.