153 out of 153 people found the following review helpful:

Captures The Essence Of The Era Perfectly

Katrina from , 4th April, 2009

Absolutely loved this film from beginning to end. It captures the essence of that era perfectly, and it is a film I could watch again and again. My biggest surprise came from Rhys Ifans who portrayed the sex god DJ Gavin fantastically. What a sexy voice for the radio - shame I can't mention one DJ on air at the moment who sounds the same...! Unfortunately, I myself, was born in 1979, so wasn't around in that decade. However I took my mum to see this film as she was 21yrs old in 1966, and remembers listening to the pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea, and remembers all the political controversy surrounding it. She thought it was a great film too. If you appreciate the best music of all time, proper rock n roll from the 60's/70's, then you will love this film. Its a real feel good movie.

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48 out of 49 people found the following review helpful:

misses the mark

A Customer from London, 7th April, 2009

great cast, poorly utilised. Poor character development, non-existent storyline. Was this supposed to be a comedy? What was Philip Seymour Hoffman thinking? I can't help thinking that this movie lost the plot in the edit- or is it just that something was seriously missing?

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37 out of 39 people found the following review helpful:

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Ship that Rocked

PhilCarr from , 12th April, 2009

Dear me what a mess, Richard Curtis seems to have lost his touch with this one. His usual sweet sentimentality and nostalgia sits uncomfortably with the sex and nudity. I couldn't work up a liking for any of the characters and the film was far too long (spoiler coming) so was quite relieved when the boat finally sank! A dumb film.

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27 out of 30 people found the following review helpful:

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Pure drivel

A Customer from London, 9th June, 2009

Driven to write a review by the utter, utter drivel that this film is. There is no plot, no character development, no jokes, no insight etc. However, far worse than this is the way in which the writers try to show the fight for a bit of musical freedom in the sixties as the one of the most historically important events of all time. The way in which the soundtrack has been compiled is indicative of how the whole film has been put together as it shows a complete lack of heart, originality, effort or wit. It must have taken all of five minutes to put together and consists of songs that you will have heard a hundred times before and all of which have been in other films. I was forced to watch this at the cinema and learnt where the phrase 'gnawing at my knuckles' comes from through two hours of purgatory. There was not one faintly amusing moment, my only hope was when the boat started to sink and I suddenly hoped that the entire cast would either drown or be horribly eaten by some sea monster who had heard the preceding 90 mins and decided to enact some sort of justice. As I sat there silently begging the projectionist to take pity on me by using fast forward, I started to worry that if my atheism proves to be mistaken I will be made to watch this again and again Curtis has been out of jokes for at least ten years but has now hit an all time low. He should be ashamed of this film as should the entire cast for their involvement. Please do not rent this or he might make another and although practically impossible he may just find a way to make something even worse. Telegram to Mr Curtis : Please, please stop

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Rock on Rhys!

HDX from , 20th March, 2010

Any film featuring Rhys Ifans and Bill Nighy can't be all bad. This is an enjoyable film in the genre of what is commonly known as a 'romp'. That's my only criticism really. Too much Sixties-style jollity. Happiness writes white. But there's some good writing and acting here and one would have to be a total grump not to be carried along. It would be good, though, if one day someone took another look at this interesting phase in British media in a slightly more investigative way.

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Great fun

Newtman from , 19th March, 2010

This film has a fairly silly plot but it doesn't matter because the cast is fabulous and the soundtrack is nostalgic. Very funny, had a great laugh, the teenagers thought it was great and it left you with a nice warm fuzzy feeling. Super.

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Rock and Roll!!

Cesca from , 19th March, 2010

I watched this with an increasingly widening grin from beginning to end, but then I am of the vintage - work it out... I was actually a bit young. Radio Caroline and, later, Radio Luxemburg, were frowned upon by my parents. I never dared listen under the covers - I used to catch up at School (a Private Girls School...), but the superb soundtrack had me - at my great age - bopping about. Thank you Richard Curtis. Quite superb, and much needed by someone just 60. Watch it and learn! And be soooo jealous!

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The worst movie of the year

A Customer from Scotland, 19th March, 2010

I have to write at least 20 words on this movie. It is a real waste of time. I was surprised (and that is why I chose it) when people were giving to this title 4 and 5 stars. It is, without any doubts, one of the worst movies I have ever seen. At least, when you see a bad movie, you know that and, sometimes, they make you smile. This was was simply awful.

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