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November 13, 2009
At the Movies: ‘Pirate Radio' rolls when it should rock
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
No movie can be all bad when juiced up with a soundtrack of more than 50 classic rock tunes.
| PIRATE RADIO |
 Director: Richard Curtis Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Darby Rating: R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity Running time: 116 minutes |
The best thing to say about Richard Curtis' “Pirate Radio” is that it's all about the music, man. The Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix — these are the stars of “Pirate Radio,” and the well-chosen songs are the main thing keeping the film afloat.
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