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mackski

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I really enjoy most movies that are inspired by true stories and this one did not disappoint me. Radio was well written and acted and unlike many of these types of movies it ended very positive. I thought showing the real Radio at the end of the...
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I really enjoy most movies that are inspired by true stories and this one did not disappoint me. Radio was well written and acted and unlike many of these types of movies it ended very positive. I thought showing the real Radio at the end of the movie only proved to improve the film. Cuba Gooding Jr. brought another excellent performance. Definitely a movie to watch with the family.

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Posted mar 9, 2008 1:29 pm pt

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Inspired and true stories has been one of the most compelling and heartbreaking stories out there, they are mostly, tear jerkers and sometimes yet funny. Mike Tollin made that well of a story based upon a true story. Radio is a compelling and...
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Inspired and true stories has been one of the most compelling and heartbreaking stories out there, they are mostly, tear jerkers and sometimes yet funny. Mike Tollin made that well of a story based upon a true story. Radio is a compelling and heartbreaking story that will make you, laugh, cheer and cry at times.

Inspired by a true story, Radio takes place in Hanna, where we was introduced by a illiterate, mentally-challenged man ,Radio (Cuba Gooding Jr.) who got nicknamed by the interest of Radios. Who before that had always get bullied and teased upon the community. Now, he stumbled upon a football field, where a high school football coach, Harold Jones (Ed Harris) try to inspire him into coaching in football. Although his friendship raises some eyebows at start, James Robert Kennedy's (Gooding) growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local's townsfolk. From 1964, when he first starts helping the Hanna Yellow Jackets football team, through a 38+ career with the school that continues today. Radio will always be in our hearts.

While the actors are amazing and done the performance pretty well to make it authenic as ever was, the story is just very heartbreaking and just compelling. One of the most heartbreaking scene is where Radio (Gooding) gets arrested and thrown in jail to his mom, having a heartattack and got deceased, its just really sad. Most of the critics disagreed and says its a very manipulative, but the critics are just wrong about that. The Soundtrack of this good movie delivers well to the heartbreaking story, to the good times to the sorrow and grief. Overall, Radio is just one of the most influential movies ever since, the plot is just emotional and compelling, and the performance was pretty well excuted. Fans should purchase the dvd and enjoy this movie to the last. Also people choosing a emotional, football movie should pick this also. The is a recommend titled and will be one of our hearts forever.

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Posted aug 27, 2007 9:52 am pt

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I dont know what the critics are talking about. Radio is a good sports-based true story about a mentally challenged black man who finds acceptance in his 1970's South Carolina town. The story is very emotional. When Radio's mother died, I...
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I dont know what the critics are talking about. Radio is a good sports-based true story about a mentally challenged black man who finds acceptance in his 1970's South Carolina town. The story is very emotional. When Radio's mother died, I almost cried. I highly recommend this movie for sports fans and people who like emotional movies. 4 1/2 stars.

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Posted aug 25, 2007 6:43 am pt

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Radio is a true story about a mentally ill man, James Robert Kennedy (aka Radio), trying to live his life. Along the way he comes across a football coach who teaches him a lot of things. The story is well written and Cuba Gooding Jr was great. I...
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Radio is a true story about a mentally ill man, James Robert Kennedy (aka Radio), trying to live his life. Along the way he comes across a football coach who teaches him a lot of things. The story is well written and Cuba Gooding Jr was great. I saw this movie a total of two times and every time I watched it, I was amazed by the way they executed the story. Overall, if you want to watch a good movie that is somewhat of a tearjerker Radio is the movie for you.

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Posted may 9, 2007 6:53 am pt

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Radio is a movie with a good story the movies overall rating is 4 stars.

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Posted mar 17, 2007 9:14 am pt

scc1fan

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Probably one of the greatest movies ever. I applaud everyone in it and those who wrote it. They did a true story justice with this movie. Well done!

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Posted feb 2, 2007 2:35 pm pt

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This is probably one of my favorite football movies. It was just well done especially by the actors. its a really good movie to checked out thats based on a true story. That sometimes makes you think about the story more.

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Posted jan 3, 2007 5:25 am pt

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Can't say anything bad about it!

I like true stories because they have happened. It's not like making a story, you have to be precise on everything. The actors did a great job on that movie, you could believe them. But, there are some...
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Can't say anything bad about it!

I like true stories because they have happened. It's not like making a story, you have to be precise on everything. The actors did a great job on that movie, you could believe them. But, there are some details that weren't included in the movie and those would have made a big difference at some moments.

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Posted jan 2, 2007 3:38 pm pt

• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
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  What could have been an all-occasion Hallmark card turns out to be an emotionally genuine love letter to a young man who transformed the town of Anderson, S.C., in the 1970s.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  75
  It's really Harris' movie, and he brings to it just the right blend of engaging affability, gruff strength of character and transcendent nobility of spirit to make it a genuinely enriching experience.

  by William Arnold | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
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  There is no cynicism in Radio, no angle or edge. It's about what it's about, with an open, warm and fond nature. Every once in a while human nature expresses itself in a way we can feel good about, and this is one of those times.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  63
  A feel-good flick that doesn't make you feel too bad -- in this genre, that almost qualifies as a ringing endorsement.

  by Rick Groen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  60
  A gentle film yet develops increasing dramatic tension beneath its easygoing, fair-minded surface.

  by Kevin Thomas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Film Threat
  
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  Radio is a film many people may be tempted to laugh off as button pushing feel-good fluff. Before doing so, they might want to ask themselves just what it is they find so funny about a little peace, love and understanding.

  by Rick Kisonak | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  Radio is assembled from small, hard stones of ignorance and intolerance paved over by large, mushy examples of community goodness.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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  The real Radio, and the real coach -- seen together in the movie's feel-good epilogue -- deserve better.

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
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  There's no arguing that Cuba Gooding Jr. is trying to do right by the mentally disabled James Robert Kennedy.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  Mr. Harris's coach is not a flashy role. But the actor, who effortlessly embodies an all-American ideal of strength and decency, drains as much of the syrup from his character as any actor could hope.

  by Stephen Holden | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  Although his is not a perfect film, Tollin employs his soap-opera dialogue and aim-for-the-solar-plexus message quite unapologetically.

  by Robert K. Elder | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  Though probably well-intentioned, Radio comes off as manipulative of its audience and exploitative of the mentally challenged.

  by Claudia Puig | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  50
  Trailers make it seem as though Radio is all about football, but it's not, and once the film leaves the fall sport behind it wanders around in no particular direction until it reaches an abrupt, poorly executed ending.

  by Connie Ogle | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  Radio is almost as bad as it gets. That it isn't is thanks to Ed Harris, who brings depth and focus to his performance.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
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  That the film rises above that level to the merely mediocre is an accomplishment of almost heroic proportions.

  by Marc Mohan | Read Full Review »