This boat really rocked

Rating: 7/10 (13 January 2010)

Recap: In a times when BBC broadcasted only 45 minutes of pop music someone must meet the demand of the audience. And when a strict and uptight society prohibits those someones from broadcasting from England the option is only to take to the sea. The answer is a boat. A boat full off odd characters, a climate anything but strict where anything goes and that definitely rocked. A boat that challenged the powers that was, and hence became the prime target for their full force.
Comments: It is a movie of its own, a real odd one, full of odd characters. It's not really as I expected, the tempo is not as quick as I thought it would be. The humor is more of a little odd and quirky kind more than the kind where you roll on the floor laughing. It's not worse for it though, actually I think it suits it a little better.
The ensemble is really big, and many characters turn up for a little visit only. That may be the worst fault of the movie. Even if that gives it ample opportunities with a lot of characters, each with his or her own peculiarity, it also sometimes too easy to mix them up. Some characters it would have been fun to follow more, but there simply is no time as it is now.
Not to forget what it everything is really about. Music. There are some really good tunes in there, and I especially liked how they were used, linked to and an integral part of the story.
In the end The Boat That Rocked was a very entertaining movie. Enjoy the music and enjoy the characters.
7/10