The Boat That Rocked
- 2009 film
Richard Curtis comedy about an illegal radio station broadcasting from the North Sea in the '60s. Also features Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh and more.
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Press clippings
Richard Curtis plunges headfirst into the Swinging Sixties with this flimsy comedy about a pirate radio station. This colourful period of history should have provided a wealth of rich material but Curtis fails to pull it together with any coherence. There are funny moments though, with flamboyant personalities including Rhys Ifans and Bill Nighy.
The Telegraph, 16th December 2011