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Dancehall Queen

Dancehall Queen

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Jamaican Street Vendor Makes Good
Review: Marcia has problems. She's barely surviving as a Kingston higgler, her 15 year old daughter, Tanya, is fending off avances from lecherous, 40-something year old "Uncle Larry," and she hasn't had a good man in a long, long time.

When a seemingly unrelated incident sets off a tragic chain of events that leaves her good friend Sonny dead and her brother Junior scared for his life, Marcia realizes that she must take matters into her own hands.

Set in the fascinating world of the Kingston ancehall scene (with a side trip into the go-go racket), the movie is truly a girl-power fairytale with a West Indian edge.

Note: If you are not fluent in Jamaican patois, watch this movie with a friend from the islands. Or watch it over and over, until you get it. It is worth it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's a Dancehall Thing!
Review: My husband and I have watched this movie at least 20 times. My husband liked it so much that he can even recite some parts of it. The characters are interesting, the dancing and music is great, and the story-line kept our attention.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: the only movie that i have seen over 20 times i love it!
Review: personally i think this is the best movie i have ever watch that was produced in ja wicked, wicked movie marcia is a wicked dancer i do not for one moment regret my 25.00 dollar investment. when are you all going to make another one like it?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This was an excellent movie.
Review: The Cleveland International Film Festival makes its way here every March. Last March I saw the film, and it was great. I didn't care for the part of the mother making her daughter sleep with her (uncle)? But the movie was great in that it showed the struggle of a single mother. Trying to take care of her children the best way she could.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: I was hooked, it was great!!
Review: The dancing drew me in but the story was a simple one of struggle and perseverance. I didn't really understand what was being said at first but I'm picking up things each time I watch it and I watch it often. I really enjoyed this movie.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: the bomb
Review: this is a great movie the dancing in this movie is fantastic. i would advise everyone to see this movie. i found it very weird how the mother wanted her daughter to sleep with that older man (leroy) to pay her bills but other than that this movie is phat plus Beenie Man is in it too!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A must
Review: This is a movie that I fell in love with immediately. I borrowed it from a friend once, and couldn't get enough- I've seen it so many times! There were parts of it that I felt could've been done better, but it overall definitely wins my praise. One thing I will say for those who are not of Caribbean descent is that it may be a little difficult to understand the language. Though I think that this significantly adds to the movie, one who does not speak Jamaican patois may have trouble. I myself am not Caribbean. I have many West Indian friends and listen to A LOT of reggae, so I understand patois pretty well. But even with that, it took me two viewings to get everything said. So if you don't speak or understand it, watch the movie with someone who does, or watch it repeatedly till you get it! Enjoy!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A movie that is simple, Yet great!!!
Review: This is a movie that is simple and great at the same time. You get to enjoy the true Jamaican dialect. The actors in this movie are really great and enjoyable to watch, its seems as though you are watching it in real life. The only thing that bothered me in this movie is that the mother allows and feel its ok for a grown man to have sex with her 15 year old daughter and even tells her daughter that she should accept the mans sexual advances just because he pays the bills in the house. Other than that I really really enjoy this movie. In my opinion its a movie worth seeing.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Definitely De Wickedest Movie Out of Jamaica
Review: This is movie was easy to relate to and down to earth, definitely real life. Marcia was the true dancehall queen. In America a 15 year old sleeping with an older man is sort of a taboo subject, in other parts of the world it is normal. The movie was great and I encourage all who love reggae to see it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Irie dis movie
Review: This movie here is very good.This is a must see.The sound track is great.You just have to listen very carefully to what the people are saying.Patois is spoken alot in this movie.So get the movie.You will love it.


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