mag7_1

I went into this movie expecting it to be pretty good. Well;sadly to say I was terribly disappointed when I had completed this film. The story itself was fair,but, I just couldn't get past the INaccurate depiction of "The South" to enjoy anything about this flick. I post very few comments here at IMDB regarding movies. I usually just vote and go on. But, I was so upset at the content of this film that I had to post. I am so tired of all Southern Americans being depicted on film as "Rednecks". We are not all rednecks....and in my 36 years of living in the south(my entire life)...I have never come across a town....anything like the one in the movie!!!! Let's break it down.....I live in a small north Georgia town of less than 1,600 residents....and have yet to meet any southerner named "Lurlyn"...I have been to bars...but, not one had Christmas lights strung along the outside(And I have been to some pretty rough bars in my time). The "Mullet" haircut is about as UNcommon in the South in the 21st century as it is anywhere else in the U.S. Also;I have never eaten(Or for that matter even seen) a "Chitlin"!!!! Most mobile homes I have visited have been....almost as nice as a small house and not the rundown SINGLE WIDE they depict on this pic. as a double wide. Alot of the accents were wrong. There have only been two accurate depictions in my opinion of small town life on TV or film in my opinion.....and they were the motion picture "Slingblade"(directed by Billy Bob Thornton...who is from Arkansas)...and the Andy Griffith Show on Television(Once again actual southerners). Other than these we are depicted down here as nothing more than "Hillbillies". I admit we are much different than the North.....But, give me a break!!!!!!!! It is nothing like this.....I,therefore...because of the regional inaccuracies give this piece of work a 2 out of 10!!!!!!!

I don't tend to put comments on IMDB about too many titles. I have ranked over 700 titles;however in my files...and Radio is one of only 4 of those that I have given a 10. Cuba Gooding should win best actor for this flick. It was amazing. He does such a good job portraying "Radio" Kennedy that you forget that it is Gooding in the role. Overall this was one of the 4 best movies I have ever seen!!!! Gooding's role as a mentally challenged individual is head and shoulders above Sean Penn's portrayal in the movie "I am Sam". Penn was painful to watch in the aforementioned role...but, Gooding Jr. truly captured something special in this role. This movie shouldn't be missed by anyone.