Friday, March 26, 2010

The Boat That Rocked: March 29 & 31 Mar & 1 April


Coarse language, sexual references and nudity
U.K. 2009
Director: Richard Curtis
Featuring: Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Running time: 116 minutes Margaret: 3.5 Stars David: 3 Stars

Review by David Stratton:
In 1966, Radio Rock, based on a boat anchored outside Britain’s three-mile limit, broadcasts the kind of rock ‘n’ roll the BBC largely ignored to an enthusiastic listening audience of mostly young people. Radio Rock is managed by Quentin, (BILL NIGHY) whose nephew Carl, (TOM STURRIDGE) expelled from school, is sent to live on the boat ... The broadcasters are a mixed bunch with a variety of problems and obsessions. Radio Rock has an implacable enemy in government minister Sir Alistair Dormandy, (KENNETH BRANAGH) who vows to shut it down ... Click here to read more

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