Good but a little TOO simple.

Rating: Null/10 (22 December 2003)

Some movies like 'Field of Dreams' and 'Dances with Wolves' are so simple yet they manage to pack a peculiar power at the same time. 'Radio' is not that kind of movie. Ed Harris plays a high school football coach in 1976 South Carolina and Cuba Gooding Jr. is Radio, a young black man suffering from withdrawal who cannot speak or communicate properly. Harris helps him out of his shell and on the path to becoming normal. The film is simple, well made but bland. It's worth seeing once and although it is a true story, great actresses like Alfre Woodard and Debra Winger are wasted in flimsy supporting roles.