The Boat That Rocked: The Day the Music Drowned …

Well, now …

THERE was a night!

Well, a movie, at any rate!!

You’ve probably guessed, by now, that the movie nights I’ve been holding for the past few months have become less frequent.

But haven’t actually stopped.

Oh, No!

Lordy, no!

And I, Allison, Kevin Z and Movie Night Adrian will, I think, happily admit to laughing ourselves silly, at possibly the best modern feel-good movie we’ve seen at one of these evenings.

The Richard Curtis written and directed, 2009 hit that was The Boat That Rocked: and yes, Andrea, it’s the movie otherwise known as Pirate Radio.

And, to put it simply, this is a film that, for one thing, out and out ROCKS!

Literally!

And, what’s more, had all four of us out and out laughing!

Back in the day, Richard Curtis’ first big international hit — Four Weddings and a Funeral — was equally as much of a joke laden feel-good film.

But where Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love, Actually were romantic comedies, The Boat That Rocked is a rite de passage that follows Carl — played by Tom Sturridge — as he’s sent to work for his godfather, Quentin — Bill Nighy — on Radio Rock.

Out in the North Sea.

It’s 1966.

And Radio Rock’s under increasing pressure from an increasingly hostile UK government … !!

See if you can tell what you think Radio Rock’s based on …

Now, I’m not going to tell you too much about the plot: other’s have done it a lot better than I. And it is getting late, after all.

But I will tell you that all of us found this a very funny and entertaining film. One that both Kevin and Allison found very emotional, as did I.

And one that got a very impressed “Hmmm” from Adrian.

Which is very high praise, indeed.