Radio

Pros: Gooding, Harris, supporting cast, writing and direction
Cons: Comparisons to "Hoosiers" are inevitable

Life in Anderson, South Carolina, was quiet for James Robert Kennedy back in the seventies. It could be said his life was a little too quiet. Kennedy, who has mental disabilities, spent his days wandering the streets of Anderson with a shopping cart, a ra ...

Pros: Gooding Jr., Harris, has a lesson to teach, a moving story
Cons: I cried

I’m not one for mushy movies and decided to pass by Radio while searching for a movie to use my free rental coupon on. I ended up with a totally different genre when I picked up U nderworld instead. Going ...

Pros: Well told story brought to life by incredible acting.
Cons: None

I often avoid inspiring "based on a true story" movies.  It's not that I don't find them inspiring.  I just get tired of the predictable story lines.  This is especially true when a movie involves sports.  Back when Radio was ...

Pros: Wonderful messages about acceptance, loss, new life, and the evil of 16-hour shifts.
Cons: It's easier to kill Bill.

Sometimes we all need a reminder of how beautiful the world can be, how beautiful life can be. Every now and then, a movie comes along that captures this beauty and makes you want to go out and change the world. Radio falls into that category. ...

Pros: exceptionally well acting, very strong impact on emotions
Cons: none

Does it make a guy any less of a man if he cries? Is he a wuss? If he cared for someone that other people tortured, made fun of, and humiliated, is he any different? Well, I’m proud to admit that I’m a proud “tear been jerked” victim of ...

Pros: Ed Harris, Cuba Gooding, Musical Score, Editing, Theme.
Cons: Little to no acting.

Introduction Well ladies and gents this epinionater has been absent for a while. Admittedly, part of my absence was over the joy and awe of becoming a father. Since then, I just haven’t had as much time to review art placed to a canvass of ...

Pros: Good acting throughout. Moving story based on real-life circumstances.
Cons: Sometimes too schmaltzy, but what did you expect?

The young black man carrying the radio is ignored by most folk as he pushes a shopping cart full of junk through town. Every day he hangs out by the high school athletic fields, causing no harm, but lost in his own little world. The young black man, ...

Pros: Superb Acting. A tasteful, simple film.
Cons: A little too predictable and safe.

Radio is a film based on the true story of James Robert “Radio” Kennedy. Most people probably were not familiar with the ‘true story’ that was originally related in a Sports Illustrated article a few years ago. This isn’t the story of an Olympic ...

Pros: Gooding; footage at the end.
Cons: The rest... oh Lord, the rest...

The second I saw the trailer for Radio, I thought, "Oh, f#$%. They're trying to make cash off of inspiring stories. Now I know Hollywood has gone to sh*t." I paused my thought. Then I finished it. "And this movie is going to suck." Guess ...

Pros: Oscar quality acting from both Cuba Gooding jr. & Ed Harris
Cons: None. Not a one.

Spy Kids 2 came replete with free 3-D glasses - I have a feeling that when Radio is released on October 24th Sony Pictures will partner with Kleenex ® for an economic tie-in of epic proportions. Radio is a feel good winner that brings Cuba Gooding Jr. ba ...

Pros: A movie that will make one want to watch over and over again.
Cons: Unfortunately, alot of the town's people did not understand "Radio."

I rented this film on VHS this evening and I really and truly enjoyed watching this movie. This is inspired by a true story and watching this movie brought some tears to my eyes. The setting takes place in 1976 in a small South Carolina town where ...

Pros: Amazing compelling movie. Actors were amazing. Effects and story. Dialogue interesting.
Cons: Radio is too good a movie to have cons.

Radio, a compelling movie about a boy in South Carolina in 1976. Radio(Cuba Gooding Jr.) always was taunted because he was slow in the mind and wasn't the brightest. But when Coach Jones(Ed Harris) finds him locked up one day, he gives radio a chance. Jon ...

Pros: Uplifting and sincere in its story.
Cons: Some may see it as schmaltz. So what?

There are times when the major studios tend to release their biggest hits all at once, gambling that this will return major profits to them. The fact is, this is almost always true. But once in a while they also release a small film at the same time with ...

Pros: Amazing acting, inspiring storyline. A film for all to enjoy.
Cons: It ended.

Radio, a movie inspired by a true story, is sure to inspire all those who see it. This is one of those movies that will make you laugh a little, and cry both tears of sadness and tears of joy. Missing this movie would be an injustice to yourself. Ca ...

Pros: Harris and Gooding Jr
Cons: May be overly sentimental fo rmany.

In this era of strife and economic struggles, it is at times difficult to remember the simple things in life and how one can often find fulfillment in places they never thought to look. In 1976’s in a small football town in South Carolina, coach ...