MeadeIndeed This'll be my first review written here, previously I've reviewed games both on my own website as well as writing freelance articles. Though seeing as how it's 8 AM and I haven't gone to bed yet (plus me being Swedish) expect some possible spelling errors and so forth.Either way, in all honesty this movie deserves a far better rating than what it has received here on IMDb. Not to mention that some of the reviews that have been written here giving "Radio" a low score are outright hateful for no good reason. There is literally someone who basically says "this is for those who said I only give 10/10 ratings". So, by saying that, you mean that you only rated this movie poorly to "prove a point"? (Worth mentioning that the same person gave the absolutely shittastic movie "Hulk" from 2003 a 10/10)Whatever, moving on from the negativity! Really unsure of where to start with this film. It might not be this inspiring "we shall overcome!" movie, it might not be "Forrest Gump" but honestly it isn't that type of story and that's what I like about this movie.I love "Forrest Gump" don't get me wrong, but the reason they're able to do a lot of the things that they do in it is because it isn't based or in any way grounded in reality. Where as "Radio" tells the actual story, of an actual person who at the time of the release was still alive and kicking.To be completely frank I am very glad that this film doesn't even try to be like "Forrest Gump" because if they did it'd be so much worse. Imitation movies usually are (those that try to surf on the success of another film).This story is about a mentally challenged individual, living in a small town in a semi-rural area of the United States during the 70's. It doesn't involve a whole town or say the world accepting this person or like... "oh he taught us to accept handicapped people" revelation. There is no need for it since more than anything the movie simply addresses that those who suffer from whatever handicap are people like anyone else and should be treated as such.They don't make it into this HUGE thing, it's a slow process, I mean even towards the end of the film some people are still not accepting of this mentally challenged individual.What I am trying to say is that it's grounded in reality and it works in its favor. The acting is very well done for the most part (gotta love Ed Harris, he makes almost any movie watchable), the soundtrack is good, the cinematography is rather great and believe it or not the comedy that's in this movie hits home for me. It's subtle, but it's there.Again, this isn't a movie where a town or something dislikes this handicapped person and then this one other person is nice to him and then at the end they're all super happy and hug and go "I can't believe I didn't accept you before but I totally do now". Once again, it works completely in its favor.It's a small town, one person finally doing the right thing in little steps, not everyone suddenly accepts the main character in the story and it isn't sappy.Even being a "strong burly man" I can admit to having cried to this movie all three times that I've seen it and I highly recommend it.In the words of Roger Ebert: "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."

santiagocosme This movie reminded me enormously of a British flick called Marvelous which was beyond a doubt one of my favorites of 2015. Radio is the name given to a black kid who seems a little mentally retarded and walks around town pushing a shopping cart full of things that he collects. One day, he intercepts a football and decides to keep it instead of returning it to the team who was playing with it. Trouble starts for Radio when the team decides to retaliate and teach him a lesson. However, the team's manager is not happy about how his team handles the situation and decides to take Radio under his wing. Little by little, Radio starts to become an icon of the team, and of the high school itself. A new life starts for him under the tutelage of his new found friend. Not everything will be a piece of cake as many students will see Radio as nothing else but a buffoon to make fun of

AshlersLovesYou I started watching this at school a few years ago; our teacher wanted us to understand that everyone was different and there are some people out there who have disabilities. During the beginning of the movie, when I saw Radio riding in a shopping cart looking silly, I remained silent, the remainder of the class began chuckling. As the movie progresses, I had feelings for Radio, he's an innocent man, though not many appreciate him. I loved how Coach Jones was so fatherly to him, and would do whatever he could to make him feel better.This is one of few movies I have seen that have made me start crying. As we found that Radio's mother had tragically died from a heart attack and was gone, I started tearing up. I could feel the pain in Gooding's character as he suffered this terrible thing that has almost destroyed his life.This was a gorgeous movie and helps both young and old to understand and care about those with disabilities.To this day, I continue to fight those with disabilities, this teaches such an important lesson.10/10

inspectors71 I've gone over my 300+ reviews recently and I must admit that most of them are snotty and negative.This one will fit perfectly in the group.Radio, based on a true story of a cognitively impaired young man who was taken under the wing of a high school football coach--and found his way--is yet another in an endless line of inspirational buckets of goo that Hollywood produces at a rate of one or two per year.There is simply no reason to engage your brain for stuff like this, nor does it make sense to criticize it. All you're going to get is an angry harumph from the audience members who suck this stuff up like cotton candy.I watched Radio last summer while recovering from a heart surgery thingy and when my wife asked me if I liked it, and I paused for too long, she made some comment about how the cardiologist should have put a heart in my chest first.See what happens?