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Richard Curtis is onto a winner with this one, I think. It's a somewhat romantic semi-fictional look at pirate radio in the 60's, with the radio station Radio Rock (obviously inspired by Radio Caroline) who broadcast from a ship anchored in the North Sea. But unlike his other films, the romantic element is not what the film is about.
The boat is a place of decadence, thanks to their massive fan base they invite lots and lots of girls over on a regular basis, but you can see the real love is in the music they play.
And what a soundtrack! The producer (who also was the producer of Red Dwarf btw) was saying after the screening that 2 or 3 songs were deliberately anachronistic, generally because they just fit best with the film. And you'd be amazed to know they used CGI, because it looks like they used none at all. This film also features one of the best opening sequences I've seen in a good while.
The film is a feelgood film, no doubt. There's a happy ending [spoiler:1ecegfc9]after the boat sinks (bit cheesy though)[/spoiler:1ecegfc9] and the jokes keep flying. And it's intensely nostalgic. I bet you'll be singing along with the soundtrack.
The cast is fantastic. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is cast against type and excels in his role as a larger than life DJ, Kenneth Branagh is the Government minister trying to shut down the station (and is obviously enjoying his role, hamming it right up! :razz: ). The cast on the boat are Nick Frost (yep, that Nick Frost), Bill Nighy playing Bill Nighy (he's a good actor, but like George Clooney, he plays HIMSELF), Rhys Ifans is the offbeat Mick Jagger type, and the rest of the cast are good too!
It will be released in the UK on April 1st, but not in the US until the end of August.
4/5 (8/10)
The boat is a place of decadence, thanks to their massive fan base they invite lots and lots of girls over on a regular basis, but you can see the real love is in the music they play.
And what a soundtrack! The producer (who also was the producer of Red Dwarf btw) was saying after the screening that 2 or 3 songs were deliberately anachronistic, generally because they just fit best with the film. And you'd be amazed to know they used CGI, because it looks like they used none at all. This film also features one of the best opening sequences I've seen in a good while.
The film is a feelgood film, no doubt. There's a happy ending [spoiler:1ecegfc9]after the boat sinks (bit cheesy though)[/spoiler:1ecegfc9] and the jokes keep flying. And it's intensely nostalgic. I bet you'll be singing along with the soundtrack.
The cast is fantastic. Phillip Seymour Hoffman is cast against type and excels in his role as a larger than life DJ, Kenneth Branagh is the Government minister trying to shut down the station (and is obviously enjoying his role, hamming it right up! :razz: ). The cast on the boat are Nick Frost (yep, that Nick Frost), Bill Nighy playing Bill Nighy (he's a good actor, but like George Clooney, he plays HIMSELF), Rhys Ifans is the offbeat Mick Jagger type, and the rest of the cast are good too!
It will be released in the UK on April 1st, but not in the US until the end of August.
4/5 (8/10)