Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Tierra Plowden I watched Dance Hall Queen back when i was a little girl living in Florida, and it gets a lot easier to understand the accents the more you watch it. I recently watched it again and the message to women to be strong and sexy and standing your ground was still there even more now that I'm a 24 year old mother. If you love foreign, Indy type Genres, then you will love the quirkiness of the characters, and settings and hate the stone hearts of the villains.I found myself each time cheering for the Main character, and I love her transformation from hobo looking street vendor, to sexy, dazzling beauty. I also liked seeing a women who had her own even if it was just a little to some, and got more herself.

John Seal This familiar rags to riches tale takes place in Jamaica, where struggling single mother Marcia (Audrey Reid) sells soda pop and beer outside the local dance hall. When her life becomes even more difficult thanks to the lousy men in her life, she takes matters into her own hands and enters a dance contest worth 100,000 Jamaican dollars. The film's premise rests on the rather flimsy proposition that no one recognizes the beer lady once she hits the stage, but the story is thoroughly engaging and the cast are superb. The attractive and expressive Reid is particularly notable, but kudos also to Paul Campbell as scum of the earth bad guy Priest, oily Carl Davis as Marcia's sugar daddy Larry, and Cherine Anderson as Marcia's brassy daughter Tanya. Being a bit of a reggae snob I didn't expect to enjoy the music, but the upbeat dancehall style is catchy and infectious, and the dancing scenes will certainly hold your attention.

natnats this is the best film in the world!it is about a poor street vendor who finds some Gd luck for herself when she enters the world of dance hall!i was hooked since the first time i saw this film!it is very influencing!what makes the film so good is the dancing and the great songs!i have just got the soundtrack and it is wicked!my favourite song is the song were they say "beenie check olivine" i am only in my teens and teens and this is my favourite films.it kinda shows me my roots because my grandparents come from Jamaica it shows you that no matter who you are you can be anything you wanna be!my favourite is Marcia she is so funny!and Larry is such a fool!Tanya and Tasha are so funny!Esp in the kentucke fried chicken part!!but this is a must see film i watch it like everyday!i am going to Jamaica for my birthday in august and dance hall queen was an inspiration!

Fleppie This is a good story about how a person can rise up and make something of him/herself.The backdrop of Jamaican culture is brought to life quite nicely and I very much like the cultural influence be it they are pretty subtle. Being from the Caribbean myself, I can very much identify with much of the non-western cultural issues which aren't in-your-face obvious, but are definitely there. It might be handy to turn on subtitles because the accent will be very hard to understand if you have not been into contact with the Jamaican dialect much. The acting is pretty good, with my personal favorite being that of Rude-boy :) Don't expect an extremely good or complex plot, but it is a nice movie to watch.Moral of the movie: You can be or become anything or anyone if you have a spec of talent and put hard work into it. (Which basically is the embodiment of the American dream right?)