Go see "Pirate Radio"

Hi Jennifer & Friends: My boyfriend and I went to see Pirate Radio this past weekend and I have to say that if you loved "Notting Hill" and "Love Actually" then you're going to really enjoy this film.

The year is 1966, and British schoolboy Carl (Tom Sturridge) has been sent by his mother (Emma Thompson) to live aboard a semi legal vessel called Rock Radio. Helmed by Carl's hip godfather (Bill Nighy) and staffed by several adorably disreputable disc jockeys, this ship will be the party pad where Carl becomes a man. The movie is based on a true story.

What ensues is "Animal House" meets "M*A*S*H," with randy boys causing trouble, drinking, and chasing the women who are shipped in like cargo. The Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) may cross swords with super-smooth Gavin (Rhys Ifans), and heavyset Doctor Dave (Nick Frost) may steal someones girl, but that doesn't seem to really bother his friends.

(Please know that this movie has some sex scenes in it and is raunchy but really great. This is not a movie for kids.)

This movie is fun and the laughs are many and the music is fantastic with the Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Hollies, just to name a few. I was having kind of a rough week and this was just what I needed to cheer me up.

Clare
London, England