Radio Rock Revolution

Ein witziger und schöner Bubble-Gum über die goldenen Sechziger, jedoch versehentlich wird hier die revolutionäre Ära derart korrekt und ironisch darstellt, dass sie selbst zusammenbricht. Im Laufe der Zeit gerät Curtis in ein Stereotyp hinein wobei das neu angestrichene Visuelle Symbole der 1960er Jahre serviert, ohne Provokativität und Sexappeal. Großartige Schauspieler und ein toller Soundtrack halten dieses Schiff jedoch über Wasser halten, obwohl das aufgeblähte Finale arg nach Enttäuschung riecht. [70%] (16.06.2009)

"How about it then?" Ein besseres Finale als bei Titanic :-) Man spürt, dass die Filmemacher viel mehr gedreht haben, als in dem Final Cut zu sehen ist. Das merkt man daran, wie sehr sich der Film manchen Figuren widmet. Das ändert aber nichts an der Tatsache, dass es ein Werk ist, das zusammen mit seinen Figuren für eine ehrlich angenehme Stimmung sorgt. Um mehr ging es hier nicht und mehr brauche ich auch nicht. (19.08.2009)

The Movie That Rocked... Love, Actually put you in a good mood through love, Christmas and relationships. The Boat That Rocked did the same (equal quality, even funnier, but less touching for obvious reasons) through sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. It also applies that Curtis could objectively be faulted for a lot of other things. It’s just that, the same as with Love, Actually any objections are swept away in that “feel good" tsunami. And yes, the vast majority of characters are just like Billy Mack, but damn, that doesn’t matter one bit, does it? In addition to this, extensive and wonderful use is made of Morricone, along with the rest of the absolutely marvelously chosen rock hits of that era. P.S.: Toward the end we see significant curtailment (primarily of Branagh’s storyline), but I hope that the DVD will include extras with cut scenes like we got with Curtis’ previous offering - this movie deserves it. (28.05.2009)

I see it as a patchwork of scenes, with a very fluctuating level of wit, rather than as an whole film. Curtis defines himself in the screenwriter column, but as a director with scissors in hand, he cruelly overreached. He doesn't even have time to introduce, let alone develop, this parade of exhibition exotics, and if it weren't for the cast, who carry the film mainly with their eccentricity and charisma, this would have been a failure on all fronts. If they make it into a three-hour S.E. Cut or a straight six-part series for TV, I’ll give it full stars. They way it is now, it’s a desperately boring two hours. (23.08.2009)

After the for me quite annoying Love Actually, Richard Curtis moves considerably closer to my taste, but he’s still not all the way there. The Boat That Rocked is an easygoing film, you can switch yourself off, swim among the sounds of nice songs for 129 minutes and never think of it again, because the story has nothing to remember. In short, a nice snack with a perfect cast. 7/10 (11.08.2009)