Review of Dancehall Queen (1997) by Randy L — 01 Jul 2007

Love this reggae movie, funny and has some top dancehall tunes.

This review of Dancehall Queen (1997) was written by Randy L on 01 Jul 2007.

Dancehall Queen has generally received positive reviews.

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By K'mar R (3) on 10 Sep 2007

This movie is the best movie that ever came out of jamaica.. cuz it show the real jamaica and how life is in some sense…

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By Steve A (538) on 17 Jan 2008

Love this movie from long time, even more now I know one of my cousins played Uncle Larry!!! The movie Sell Off!!..a must see…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 23 Mar 2016

The joyful sensuality of the soundtrack and dancers is irresistible, the thin-ish characters are comic or villainous but winning, and the no-frills…

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By Samantha C (308) on 10 Aug 2008

This movie is even better than I remember it being. It's an amazing story…

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By Claudia M (94) on 10 Aug 2007

I really love this movie! It brings back the times in Jamaica that i'm missing!! I love da dancing, it gets no better than that…

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By Goldie B (6) on 14 Jan 2009

Love this movie. it has reggae, poverty, sex, violence, crime and best o all jamacain dancing…

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By Nicole G (420) on 06 May 2006

This is the best Jamaican movie I have seen…

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By Tysena H (1) on 19 Feb 2007

Not mean would now it, but is worth watching on sunday afternoon…

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By Talitha B (97) on 28 Jul 2011

Not bad, not bad! Tried watching it without subtitles, which was less difficult than I thought…

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By Mar C (7) on 28 May 2007

One of my fave films…

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