First of all, the trailer is all crap. It’s a good introduction, but it doesn’t reflect the plot of the movie or what it stands for. I guess the studios behind the movie got scared of having a real message. It often seems like the business moguls of the entertainment world deem humanity even stupider than it really is. That is anoying. That aside, Pirate Radio (a.k.a The Boat That Rocked) is a great movie about great times and mostly about the love for music. Yes, it’s simplistic. Yes, it stereotypical and takes an extremely idealizing stand. However, if you are looking for any depth, then you are missing the point. Don’t get too deep into it and just let it carry you away, it will be most rewarding and will definitely re-kindle your love for music and radio. Rock is at the end the most beastly and dumb of musical genres. But that’s what’s great about it. Like the music it loves so much, if you look for any grand revelations in this movie, you obviously don’t really get it.
One more point for the movie: the style, the clothing (see poster below) and the accent. It all screams shaggin’ 60s, and it’s wonderful.

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