Reviews of the American release of Pirate Radio are coming in. I have collected a few here. I am please to note that for the most part the film’s flaws are not preventing many of these reviewers from enjoying the movie.
Movie Review: Pirate Radio
The brilliant cast and funny script make for a fine film that probably won’t enjoy the sort of release it deserves in America—which is unfortunate, since it’s exactly the kind of movie whose heart and ingenuity should trump trashy big budget disaster movies at the box office. ● More from: California Literary Review
The Boat That Rocked! ‘Pirate Radio’ Review!
. . . and you have, I don’t know, one of the best music movies of the year, at least. It would be a mistake to just call Pirate Radio a comedy, because it has a historical element that makes it feel like more of a drama and it’s not as consistently funny as a straightforward comedy like this should be, but man it’s fun! I ● More from: Hollywire.com
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Pirate Radio’ awash in frat-boy humor
Most of the humor and antics in “Pirate Radio” are of the frat-boy variety. But there is one scene that really got to me. The destruction of hundreds of LPs during the flooding of the ship in the film’s final moments. Any lover of old vinyl will cringe as rock’s history literally goes down the drain. ● More from: GeneStout.com
