I saw this movie with M. on my birthday so I figure I owe you a review on it. However I’m not sure how much I have to say.
OK it’s a Richard Curtis movie that’s not a romantic comedy (well not really). It’s a (very) fictionalised version of pirate radio in the 60s. It takes place on a boat in the north sea which houses a radio station. There’s a colourful collection of characters – some obviously based on real life DJs – and a plot about the authorities trying to shut it down.
It’s good fun, it rattles along pretty well and there’s plenty to laugh at. It does suffer from some of Curtis’ particular ‘sins’ i.e. a tendency to over-sentimentality, plus an entirely unrealistic moment where the guy is completely inept but the girl goes for him anyway. It also has an ending that’s both illogical and too drawn out.
But… I dunno, it’s hard not to like. Thanks to all-round good performances the characters are so amiable, and it’s all so breezy and light that you don’t really care about that stuff. At least I didn’t.
8/10 – a fun, even if completely unmemorable, way to spend a couple of hours.