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(1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh Page   1   3/5 "light-hearted fun[...]that runs out of steam well before it reaches its destination"   Cut Print Review   Anders Wotzke 3/5 "Winning, witty, and wearing out its welcome toward the end, Pirate Radio is either a noble failure or the slightest of successes."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron C "Pirate Radio is a flawed piece of work, at times utterly paralyzed by muddled whimsy. It'll take some effort from the viewer to sort through this cluttered feature film."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "It's unfortunate that it feels so repetitive and reminiscent of many a film you'll have seen before -- including several of Curtis's own prior works. But hey, that's the movies. And rock 'n' roll, too."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null B- "...there's some great music and a the movie sustains a groovy vibe..."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Pirate Radio leaves out any mention of the usual historical and cultural background, say, sex as a potential means of mixing races and classes."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs C "The nostalgia Sixties rock music is lovely, however ... ."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B "A tad oversimplified and not very deep -- but then, you could say the same thing about a lot of really good rock tunes. The important thing is that it's also a lot of fun."   Film.com   Eric D. Snider B- "Lacks the edge it might have had, [but] as a genial, old-fashioned comedy about the spirit of the sixties, it's enjoyable enough."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A raucous and robust comedy about a rebellious band of deejays whose love for rock-n-roll spurs them to defy the British government in the late 1960s."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "The music is great, the comedy provides occasional laughs, and there's nothing fundamentally wrong with the movie. Distilled to its essence, it represents a respectable diversion."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy "Phony yet fun, thanks mostly to a marvelous soundtrack."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   John P. McCarthy " Curtis's movie is loosely based on the historical truths of the time, but it isn't meant as a documentary, a rockumentary, or even a docucomedy. It's just a hell of a lot of fun."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards C+ "It's extremely episodic, and while the individual episodes are often a lot of fun...one walks away with little but classic rock earworms."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 1.5/4 "The closest the movie comes to a rebellious statement is in naming one of its British government officials "Twatt." Forgive me if I don't want to throw on the Who and start ranting against the Establishment after that bit of scathing criticism."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[A] mess of a misbegotten would-be comedy... [T]here's not much story there at all, just some episodic anecdotes better suited to a sitcom..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/5 "Things start sinking by the opening minutes."   Film Threat   Matthew Sorrento 2/4 "Writer-director Richard Curtis is about as rock n' roll as the average great-grandmother, so it's no surprise that Pirate Radio, his ode to the irrepressible spirit of '60s classic rock, has all the electricity of a knitted sweater."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager "There is a great movie to be made from this particular subject--something along the lines of such cult favorites as "American Hot Wax" and "24 Hour Party People"--but alas, "Pirate Radio" is not that movie."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 6/10 "This is a film which does not take itself seriously and sends up everything from A Perfect Storm to Spartacus to Titanic as well as every teenage music flick you've ever seen."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh 3/4 "Alive with the full-bodied embrace of anarchy"   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 7/10 "Fanciful and free-sprited, it cleverly captures the essence of the Age of Aquarius."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 63% Fresh Page   1