Worst movie ever?

Rating: 1/10 (27 April 2009)

This flick has no soul (in both meanings of the word) whatsoever, and deserves to lead the list of worst movies ever.
There is no interesting story, no chemistry between the actors. The second story line, comprised of Kenneth Branagh playing a politician (Minister Dormandy) hellbent on shutting down the pirate radio ship which features as the decor for most of the movie, is not at all worked out. I therefore fail to see why anyone can be engaged by this movie.
If anything, the movie seems to be a commercial for music of the time in which the story takes place (60s). It is clear that several songs are "missing" (Couldn't get the rights?) and throughout the movie music is played instead of telling a story. Not a strange choice: there seems to be no story to tell.
The one thing that I enjoyed about the movie is actor Jack Davenport, who plays Minister Dormandy's sidekick. Not at all a good performance, but what I liked about it was that he also chased pirates in "Pirates of the Caribbean" and I just like the idea of an actor whose career consists of chasing pirates in movies, a new movie for every other meaning of the word pirate. I'd love to see a movie with him acting a part of and MPAA representative, cracking down on file-sharers next. But then, that's probably just me, and this in no way constitutes a reason for anyone to go see this flick, myself included.
Spoiler: In the end, the boat sinks. Had they done this in the first scene, the movie would have been much better, especially if the sinking would be closely followed by the end.