The Boat That Rocked

A pretty mediocre film, really. Richard Curtis’ idea of edgy, sexy DJs just got on my nerves, all of them sexless and cruel, most of them seeming like bigger arseholes than that pantomime-dame politician played by Kenneth Brannagh. A Radio Caroline-esque pirate radio boat broadcasts rock music, against mounting political opposition despite public affection. A predictable ending is moving nonetheless, but there’s no heart to the story. Some peripheral characters are entertaining but the major ones lack any likeable qualities, and I couldn’t stop thinking how much the whiny main boy looked like Trent Reznor.