hokey, but better than I thought it would be

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2004)

Radio is about a retarded guy who is taken in by a football coach. He soon helps with football practices, goes to games, and even attends school. After football, he gets to join the basketball team. Of course, they have a "bad guy" who doesn't want Radio at school or the football games and he complains to the school board. That guy's son plays a couple of mean tricks on Radio, but Radio is too stupid to realize how he's being treated, so he continues to treat the guy like his best bud. Of course, this eventually makes the mean kid like Radio and not want to get rid of him. And the other turning point is the football coach finally quits in order to spend more time with his own family who he has often ignored.
I guess Cuba took this role because he thought it may be another award nomination, but Ed Harris gives the better performance. He was very believable as a coach from the 70s.
FINAL VERDICT: It's nothing I care to see twice. There are better movies about handicapped people out there. So, I only recommend it if you don't mind really cheesy films with stereo-typical characters.