In the Heights
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
- Released: 2021-06-10
- Runtime: 143 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
- Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Marc Anthony, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Noah Catala, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mateo Gómez, Patrick Page, Olivia Perez, Analia Gomez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Mason Vazquez, Delila Ramos, Valentina, Christopher Jackson, Susan Pourfar, María Hinojosa, Ryan Woodle, Doreen Montalvo, Ilia Jessica Castro, Yesy Garcia, Jonathan Arana, Jennifer Hernandez, Amp Ngernrungruangroj, Bairam Rizai, Lavinia Jones Wright, Alexandra Campos, Rhapsody James, Ariana S. Gomez, Ariana Greenblatt, Hugh M Jones III, Luís Miranda, Javier Muñoz, The Kid Mero, Seth Stewart, Luis A. Miranda Jr.
- Director: Jon M. Chu
Comments
- edblackham - 13 April 2024
Not very interesting
I love musicals, but this one is not even in my top 50. The only reason I didn't give it a lower rating is I speak Spanish so I could understand a lot of what was going on but if I didn't speak Spanish, I would've probably given it two or three at best. Lin is talented but he hates everyone to experience the show like he does but not everybody understands Spanish.
As for the story, but also falls short. In the beginning I was interested in Usnavi but then they didn't spend enough time on his story. And it started shooting out in too many different directions, and I lost interest. I spent the last half on my phone. - jannmi - 17 June 2023
Good movie
I really liked "In the Heights," and the only reason I didn't give it 10 stars is because I thought it went on longer than necessary. The songs were fun, and the characters were believable. I don't even know exactly what I would have cut, but it just seemed like a REALLY long movie. The character of Abuela was especially good, and her story of her life in "Paciencia y Fe" was really well done and moving. I had not heard of most of the cast before, but they were all really good in their parts. Certainly you could see the influence on the later play by Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton," in the rap and the songs. It really helped to have subtitles on when watching it, because they speak/sing so fast that it's hard to follow. I recently saw the play, which is much more limited in where things happened, so I wanted to see the movie again to see what I thought. I recommend this film very highly.
