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 ...

Pros: Great story, great screenplay, wonderful actors
Cons: music may have been overdone at times

“Radio”: A True Story, a Wonderful Movie by Barry Waller I had the opportunity to get an early look at the new film "Radio" starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as James “Radio” Kennedy, a mentally challenged young man who's life, and the lives of the ...

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: 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: 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: 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 ...

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: Everything
Cons: Nothing

This is without a doubt one of the best and most compelling movies that I have ever seen in a long time! And to think that its all true is even better!

The acting overall was award winning every actor did a fantastic performance with this one, oh and who could forget Ed Harris, he was great too.

The overall presentation of the movie was compelling and yet at the same time sad. All the things that happen to this poor guy makes you feel sorry for him. I think this movie falls into the same category as that one with Tom Hanks where he plays a slow minded guy, as a matter of fact the plot reminded me a bit of that movie.

There is nothing bad about this movie, no sex, nudity, or violence. A real family oriented movie, there is one scene that is not for children's eyes, though its nothing really.

A definite must see!!

Running time is just under 2 hrs

Pros: Descent acting, some funny parts, heartwarming story, Ed Harris
Cons: Descent acting, Debra winger not so good , Radio ?

The previews on TV were great ! and the movie was OK. It was like a lifetime movie of the week! All Dialog no action, suspense, lot's of Drama though. If you like a complete dialog movie this is for you , the price of a matinee maybe worth it. A full admission of an evening show don't spend the $$$ not worth your hard earnings. Cuba Gooding did an OK job,he likes both kinds of pies and his vocabulary amazingly gets better in a short period of time. The best part was seeing the real Radio at the end of the movie. WAIT FOR VIDEO is my suggestion.

Pros: Never judge a person by there external exterior.
Cons: Disabilities can be overcame.

I found this movie to tell a story about someone that was different but really the same. Cuba Gooding played a retarded boy "Radio" that was looking for love and most of all wanted to be excepted and a part of something meaningful.

Also, a mother that was struggling to keep them comfortable but not able to put in the time with him. Because she had to work 10 or more hours a day.

Having a disability sometime make people make fun of you because you are not what they appear to normal.

If you thought Gooding was good in Jerry McGuire and/or Men of Honors you have not seen anything. Make sure you have plenty of extra tissue with you. It is a family movie for all ages.

Pros: Photography, Radio's acting.
Cons: Slow, relationship development not realistic

I found the movie touching and emotional, with its theme of the universal human need for acceptance and love. The process of learning to understand and accept differences, rather than rejection, was also well shown.

To me the action was a bit slow, and the character developments not done well. My wife enjoyed it totally.

Pros: Refreshing to see Cuba in a different type of Film Role
Cons: none

Cuba Gooding Jr "RADIO" taking a crack at Oscar type Roles in Film. I think he just might of made the right choice. Ed Harris always giving a strong performance, just might be the train ticket to get this movie there to the Oscar station. A heart warming story that just teaches us once again , that judging something we don't know only makes us retarded.