Wonderful feel good REAL comedy

Rating: 9/10 (6 February 2011)

Splendid film set in a very believable 1960s. A pirate radio station situated on a boat run by a group of fairly eccentric characters all with very unique yet familiar in everyday personalities.
The plot is designed in a fairly typical way: A young man son of a friend of the boat's 'leader', arrives after being expelled from school to reform his life.
Where we are led through the movie getting familiarized with all the characters and their relaxed fun life style on the boat, raging from holidays to how they run the station to their love lives. Then the problem begins when a certain politician wants them to shutdown.
The film has a lot of charm to it. Filled with light potty/sex humor giving it a comedic effect all the time. Wonderful outfits making it very visually attractive, and various profound stories inside the main plot adding an existential vibe leaving you with a smile.
All of this acclimated by rock n roll hit songs from the 60s appealing even more to its conjuration.
While many think that playing eccentric characters is difficult, this wonderful cast managed to portray their part in a non-exaggerated manner making it seem so natural.
I highly recommend this film for those of you who like their comedy films with a little more to them then just laughs.

Jacquie S.G.