Friday 23rd December 2011
Director: Richard Curtis
Year: 2009
Stars: Tom Sturridge, Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nick Frost, Tom Brooke, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Jack Davenport
I had wanted to see this since it had been released, so when it was shown on TV and it was recommended to me, I thought I'd give it a try.
The Boat that Rocked is a comedy about the pirate radio boats that floated off the coast of Britain in the '60s - you know, the ones that broadcast rock 'n' roll when traditional radio stations wouldn't.
There's not really a message here - except that rock 'n' roll is good. That doesn't mean it's not a fun movie though, and if you're in the right mood it's very enjoyable. You just have to feel, well, happy.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Watching films is one of my favourite hobbies. Often the films I watch aren't the biggest, or newest, films of the moment - but smaller independent movies, things on late night TV, or simply films I missed first time around. Not to say that the latest cinema releases don't get a look-in: my tastes are pretty diverse and I'll give almost any film a chance! This blog aims to reflect something of that diversity, reviewing as many of the films that I've watched since November 2008 as possible.
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About Me
- Anna Lawson
- I live in Bristol with my husband Dan (who I married in July 2007), my son Joe (born 2012) and daughter Jess (born 2015). I work at UWE (the University of the West of England) in Bristol as a Research and Open Access Librarian. I'm orginally from Exeter, so moving back to Bristol is a bit like coming home - especially as I studied for my undergraduate degree here (also at UWE). I love travelling and movies, although I get to do a lot less of both since the birth of our children. Although we have still managed to fit in holidays to the Isles of Scilly, Chamonix and a summer in California since Joe was born.
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