Uplifting, Entertaining, Hilarious, Lovable: Rock 'N Roll

Rating: 10/10 (29 August 2009)

This is exactly what the world needs, a good, warm-hearted, fun movie about friendship and camaraderie in which nobody dies, the only violence is a ten second, goofy bar brawl during a drunken stag party, and the evil villain is the personification of censorship. This movie is like the first half hour of The Deer Hunter except they then don't go off to war but continue to party for another hour and a half. The most excellent soundtrack of sixties British rock songs are only one highlight that will make you cheer as you watch The Boat That Rocked. The characters are perfectly cast, the plot is ultra-simple yet somehow it keeps your interest from beginning to end, and the comedy is character driven rather than slapstick: and the good guys win! This will be a wonderful movie to see around the holidays as it will keep you cheering. It's a bloody gas.