Radio

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: 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: Very sad story...but get's the message through to everyone.
Cons: A bit too sad for me and sometimes a bit boring.

This movie is about a a man who is mentally challenged. The movie does not give his real name, but his nick name is Radio since he loves radios. Radio does not talk because of a unfortunate event in which the movie does not explain. For fun Radio ...

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: 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 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: True story, good small town setting
Cons: overacting by Cuba, same old storyline.

Coach Jones tells his daughter that when he was a paperboy for over two years, he ran into a boy in a cage and never said anything. His daughter, who was feeling horribly neglected at this point, finally said she understood her father's time and ...

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: 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: 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: Acting, Plot, Funny, Heartwarming
Cons: You will cry. The movie itself is sort of long.

"Radio" is the type of movie that you see previews and just know that it's going to be a heart-warming classic. Cuba Gooding Jr. is amazing as he plays (probably his best performance yet) Radio. What I liked about this movie is that it was so real. It sho ...

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: This movie touched my heart and my soul. It is a must see
Cons: You will cry.

I can honestly say that this is probably the best movie I have ever seen. Maybe because it is a true story, maybe because we could learn so much from the movie, maybe because it was so well written - I guess a combination of them all. I know I cannot b ...

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: Love, relationships, family, kinship.
Cons: the awful truth of how society can be toward people of dispositions.

Basic Synopsis: In 1976, a football dedicated South Carolina town is looking toward Coach Harold Jones (Ed Harris) to bring a winning season for the town high school's football team. In comes James 'Radio' Kennedy (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), a mentally ...