COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER

Rating: 6/10 (2 December 2018)

This movie boasts one of the greatest soundtracks and greatest actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman) that ever lived, yet it failed to come up with a good plot. Rock and Roll movies tend to stink outside of the soundtrack and this one was no exception. There isn't much plot. It is more of a collection of skits involving the same characters, which by the way, are never really developed to the point you could feel for them. The phrase "inspired by true events" means there once were DJs, rock and roll, and pirate radio. I would have more respect for the movie if they had just left that phrase off. I also question the playing of Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin." While it was out in 1967, it didn't get any real air time until its re-release in 1972. The comedy at times was good, but I would never use the words "rip-roaring funny" or "zany" to describe it. They should have expanded the DJ rivalry and left off the nerd looking for his father. Still, it is better than anything Paul McCartney ever did in the cinema.