One Paragraph Review: The Buena Vista Social Club

Somehow, this documentary managed to do exactly what the album of the same name did for me, and that is to make me feel like I'm sitting in a small Cuban cafe, smoking a cigar and listening to the smooth sound of old wise Cuban men playing Cuban music. The film kind of starts abruptly for a documentary, jumping right into one-on-one interviews with those who contributed to the Buena Vista Social Club album, but you're engrossed just as quickly as the film starts, and by the end of the movie you feel a special connection with, and enormous admiration for, each of these awesome musicians. Anyone who enjoyed the album, or just wants to get a feel for Cuba, can't miss this.