Not deep, but not bad

Rating: Null/10 (7 November 2003)

This will not win an Academy Award for best writing, that's for sure, but it's a good movie anyway. It is designed to tug at your heartstrings, period, which it does to great effect. Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris are both excellent. Gooding is particularly excellent. Without giving spoilers, I thought the ending was one of the few times where the movie actually bothered to ask questions than attempt to answer them all.
On a spiritual plane, I thought the portrayal of Radio finding community at Generostee Baptist Church, when he says, "Radio like this church" was very touching and thoughtful.
As I said, if you want a movie to engage your mind, you'll spend more time looking for reasons to think than actually thinking. If you want a movie to play to your emotions, this is your baby. Not my favourite movie of all time, I wouldn't go again to see it in the theatre, but I'll pick it up when it comes out.