Review of Radio (2003) by Joseph E — 13 Oct 2010
Sappy? Heavy on tear-jerking syrup? Yes it is. It is chock full of them. Yet, one thing we have forgetton is to watch with an open-mind and an even bigger,opener heart. That is why, I saw Radio for what it was, and not what it could have been, and although, I sometimes wonder if "Radio" could've been an Oscar contender,that is something we will never know.
Radio, is a crowd-pleasing, heartwarming tale, that is true, not fake lie "The Notebook", so why care if the film is overly drowning in That sappy tear-jerking syrup, cause, it is a true story, a film trying to explain the diffuculties of one's life. The pain he felt. The love he felt when he met such a nice person in the football coach.
I kind of took Radio for granted, and drowned myself in it's syrupy story, and felt for Radio, cared for Radio, and that one Scene , is just so, so painful, you feel shocked how someone can do that. In retospective, many people can and have the capaibilites to do that, and we will never know when, or if that is still happening.
Yet, I do know one thing. What do I know? Tha Radio is a heartwarming,sensationally acted film, that no matter how much you drown in that sappy, tear-jerking syrup, it never feels like a "Nicholas Sparks" film or novel. It also never quite reaches the sappyness of you're standard Melo-Drama, such as "Unfaithful".
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This review of Radio (2003) was written by Joseph E on 13 Oct 2010.
Radio has generally received positive reviews.
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