It' Only Rock & Roll... But I Like It!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2009)

PIRATE RADIO (2009) *** Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Rhys Darby, Katherine Parkinson, Chris O'Dowd, Tom Broke, Will Adamsdale, Jack Davenport, Talulah Riley, Ralph Brown, January Jones, Emma Thompson. Wonderfully wacky comedy set in the UK during the swinging '60s where a platoon of colorful radio disc jockeys rocked the boat (the film's original title by the way) with the stodgy government (see stick-up-his-arse Branagh as the main villain) in what was considered 'risque' entertainment for the young, influential masses. Filmmaker Richard Curtis' patented blend of mirth and emotion work well against the backdrop of the Golden Age of Rock & Roll (a truly stellar soundtrack!) that only gets a little too in love with itself by the film's rollicking end; but it's only rock and roll and I like it!!