Cuba
United Artists | Release Date: December 21, 1979 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
An entertaining and well-crafted political satire that is definitely worth a look. Read full review
70
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Though a lot of the dialogue would seem absurd even on daytime soap opera, the movie keeps coming up with scenes so arresting or eccentric you are aware of the wicked intelligence behind them. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Staff (Not Credited)
Marvelous atmosphere and individual scenes, but not quite a movie. [31 Dec 1979, p.12]
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay Scott
Mostly, Cuba is boring. [24 Dec 1979]
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Havana, Cuba, 1959. Lucky they print this on the screen, as it's the first and last coherent piece of information you can glean from Lester's political love story, which mentions neither politics nor love but plays out its actions against a background of both. Read full review
40
NewsweekDavid Ansen
By the time this atmospheric but thoroughly muddled story reaches its conclusion, the film has totally self-destructed. [31 Dec 1979, p.49]
30
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Cuba is a hollow, pointless non-drama. Read full review
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