"Rumba" is a movie worth seeing only if you love seeing the Rumba and other ballroom style dances or if you are curious and never saw George Raft dance. Otherwise, I think it's a tedious affair...a film that is at best a time passer.
The story begins in Cuba. Joe (Raft) is a professional dancer who is just too good not to be seen on Broadway. A bored, insipid society girl, Diana (Carole Lombard) happens to see him while she's slumming. They initially hit it off, get into a fight and Diana disappears. In the meantime, Joe gets a new dance partner and begins to make a name for himself...but he refuses to return to the States because he's worried some gangsters might have put a hit out on him. Eventually, Diana returns, they fall in love, get in a spat and she storms away once again. It's goes on from there...but who really cares? I was just hoping some gangster would shoot him to not only add some excitement to the film but end it as well!
The relationship between Joe and Diana is tedious and annoying. This combined with LOTS of dancing just make this film a chore to watch and enjoy. Find any other film with Raft or Lombard....you'll be much happier.
