“In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos felt like he hit the jackpot when he shot “96,000,” a spirited song-and-dance number about winning the lottery. Surrounded by dozens of dancers, Ramos could feel the passion as the upbeat anthem about big dreams filled the movie musical’s set at the Highbridge Pool in Upper Manhattan. In that moment, the film about the area’s predominantly Latino community .
Adapted from the Tony-winning stage musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the film “In the Heights” follows the different experiences of residents in a vibrant neighborhood where everyone works tirelessly toward their goals.
In the Heights.
Warner Bros.
Every reaction to a work of art is always linked to the moment in which we see it. How it came to exist in the first place, and what the world is like when we view it, matters. So when a movie first hits theaters, it’s ridiculous to pretend it can be evaluated from some objective, context-neutral vantage point. With the perfectly pitched, spectacularly revealing, sensational screen adaptation of
In the Heights, I wouldn’t even try.
One of the first major films to be delayed out of its summer 2020 slot, the long-awaited release of