The Boat That Rocked is out today in the UK, and if you’re a fan of good British comedy then this is most definitely one to watch. It stars such names as Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd, FM), Nick Frost (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), and Rhys Ifans, and even features the popular Shakespeare actor Kenneth Branagh.
The film has been written and directed by Richard Curtis, and is set in 1966 about an illegal radio station in the North Sea (the film is loosely based on Radio Caroline).
Radio Caroline is certainly a very interesting subject for Richard Curtis to have chosen to focus on, and if you love your music and can’t get enough of your comedy then it’s unlikely that you’ll find a better British comedy than The Boat That Rocked in 2009. Curtis’s previous films may not float your boat, but The Boat That Rocked is surely a film that begs to be seen, and I can see a lot of people flocking to watch this one over the coming days and weeks, even if it’s just to bathe in the nostalgia of the 60s brilliance of Radio Caroline.
The Boat That Rocked has been made by Working Title Films, the company behind many of the past romantic comedies that Richard Curtis has written such as Bridget Jones’s Diary, Notting Hill, and Love Actually.
UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
