I went to go see another movie with Miss Bailey this weekend, and I am proud to report that it surpassed 2012 by a long shot, not that this is a challenge. I'm surprised how many so-so reviews Pirate Radio got, because I thought it was fantastic. I haven't seen everything that's come out this year, but, for me, this is the most enjoyable movie of the year (and Lymelife). No, it had next to no character development. Yes, it was a little misogynistic. So what? Does every movie have to be a serious examination of characters? Does every movie have to be politically correct? God, I hope not. The acting was fabulous, the humor was perfectly gauged, and it was well-made.
Pirate Radio chronicles raunchy times aboard a hard-rocking boat. The mission: Defy stodgy Parliament values and bring rock-n-roll to Britain's suppressed youth. If your taste is refined, you won't find what you're looking for in Pirate Radio. It's a foul movie with no apologies, as it should be.
There are indeed a few too many characters on board. We could have done without - oh, about four, at least. But the interaction between some of the best comedic actors out there (who don't get enough credit in America, by the way) really makes the movie. You'll be laughing about 95% of the time - I'm talking knee-slapping good times.
Pirate Radio is definitely for people who don't take themselves too seriously and who enjoy stories that don't either. It's not an Oscar winner, and it makes no attempts to be. But, by golly, I wish it were. The world would be a much happier place. In an age of movies that try too hard (to give a message, to be funny, to be scary, etc.), Pirate Radio is a breath of fresh air - a movie that doesn't try to be anything but nine bucks well-spent. (I would have paid at least ten.)
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