An Alright-Feel Good Movie

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2003)

"Radio" was a film that you could expect the attempt to reach your emotions. Cuba Gooding, Jr. did a great job portraying his characters innocence from the world. After seeing the real "Radio" or James Robert Kennedy (Cuba's character) at the end of this film, you realize how Cuba captured his body language & charm. Ed Harris I believe did the best he could trying to be the tough Athletic Director as well as Head Coach of the Hannah High School football program and at the same time be a softy. That felt far-fetched to me. But Harris pulled it off great. There were parts that I felt could of been left out.....such as a story that Harris told his daughter that I felt was oddly placed and really effected the rhythm of the movie. That scene at the same time was crucial to revealing why Harris may of felt that helping Radio "was the right thing to do".
In all, "Radio" was an enjoyable movie. I came out feeling I got my money's worth, which means a lot now a days w/ how much movies prices have gotten. For those of you that compared this to "The Waterboy" + "Forrest Gump" + "Rain Man" as I did at first, it was greatly disproven. No "Waterboy" aspects. "Rain Man".........nope. I found it to be most comparable to "Forrest Gump". Emotion was shared as well as laughter in both "Radio" & "Forrest Gump."
My Rating: 8