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...paper, “Pirate Radio” already has the groundwork for a compelling viewing experience. Released earlier this year in the UK under a different title (“The Boat That Rocked”), the film is the second directorial project of Richard Curtis, who previously pioneered the underrated niche genre of gender-neutral date movie with “Love Actually.” Like that movie, “Pirate Radio” also features a large ensemble cast of established actors, among them Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, and Bill Nighy. But even though...
...small freighter in the middle of the North Sea. Here they cohabitate while playing rock ’n’ roll 24/7 with a listener rate—according to the film—constituting half of the country’s population at the time. The film begins with the arrival of Carl (Tom Sturridge), who has been sent by his mother to the boat after being expelled from school, in the hopes that he may spend more time with his godfather, Quentin (Nighy), Radio Rock’s nutty station manager. The ship’s eclectic...
...film’s narrative of a small group of rebels fighting against the government is somewhat bland, but rarely, if ever, does the plot overshadow the characters of the film. The final segment of the film devolves into an unnecessarily long action sequence a la “Titanic,” but the movie ultimately ends on an upbeat note, and this feel-good conclusion works; there is a deep gratification in seeing such likeable characters succeed...
...oddly like one of romantic comedy. “Modern woman is a mess of contradictions,” one student remarks to another. “That makes it so hard to know what they want.” Statements along these lines abound in this highly verbal film, but the interview segments go far beyond a women-are-from-Venus approach in unfolding the fragility of both genders in their relationships. When describing why he fell in love with his wife, Sara’s boss, Professor Adams (Timothy Hutton), asks, “Do you think this...
...Meloni reenacts the flashback while narrating. His buddy joins him and they stand over the bawling girl with coffee cups in hand, casually observing her breakdown. Meloni narrates over the entire sequence, explaining that the girl was waiting for a man who never came; in another elegant shot, the film cuts back to her waving goodbye to her lover as he ascends the airport escalator, Meloni and his companion descending the parallel escalator, still talking, just moments later. Far from being merely a gimmick, this technique highlights the implicit interactivity of the interviews—not only between interviewer...