Review | Pirate Radio (R) ***

Nov 12th, 2009 - MiamiHerald

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Once upon a time (in 1966) in a galaxy far, far away (Great Britain), rock 'n' roll was king (except on the traditional airwaves). Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart -- you could hear them all on local radio stations. But the fresh new sounds of the Beatles, the Stones, the Kinks were nowhere to be found.

Enter the merry band of pirates on which director/screenwriter Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral) bases his funny, lively if imperfect film. From ships located off England's stuffy shores, scruffy DJs -- possibly in violation of British law -- broadcast the music people wanted to hear.

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