One of the funniest comedies of the year

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2009)

Pirate Radio (originally named The Boat That Rocked in the UK, but got a name change for its US release) is the story of a rock and roll radio station in the 60s. It's also one of the funniest films of the year. An all star cast leads the film into high waters. Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars as The Count, the main DJ, and Bill Nighy is Quentin, the boat manager of sorts. Nick Frost is hysterical as the DJ Dave. Nick Frost, hilarious with Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead does a good job of leaving his roles with Pegg and doing a role all his own here. But I haven't gotten to the best part yet. You ready for the best part? OK then. Rhys Ifans is hysterical as Angus, a re-hired DJ who's sexually attractive to all. The film is filled with great rock music from the 60's. The rock and roll music just adds to the fun. There's also a great subplot about a government worker named Alastair (Kenneth Branagh) trying to find a loophole to shut the radio station, Pirate Radio down as they are not really doing anything illegal. I recommend you see Pirate Radio right away if you're looking for an extremely fun time and one of the funniest films of the year.