Pirates Review: Three Charming Leads Make For A Fun, Slight Adventure
Coming-of-age stories come in all shapes and sizes these days, whether they be via romcoms or more somber dramas. Pirates, the new film from writer-director Reggie Yates, slides past those two sub-genres and goes for another classic: the party movie. This original feature tracks the wild journey of three best friends over the course of one night, and it's filled with so much charm that one almost wishes they could join them for the ride. Thanks to a very slim runtime, Pirates can come off as a bit slight in some areas. What Pirates has working in its favor is the infectious charm of its lead trio and some genuine humor that's woven into very relatable themes.
It's New Year's Eve 1999 and three best friends have just reunited for the occasion. Cappo (Elliot Edusah) has returned from uni and is ready to celebrate with Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) and Kid (Reda Elazouar). However, what might've started as a normal night between the longtime pals takes a turn when Two Tonne decides he wants to start the new millennium off at London's biggest party. The three guys set out to score tickets to this exclusive event, all while Cappo wrestles with telling the others that he wishes to leave their music group — Cappo is the manager to Two Tonne and Kid's act — behind.
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Yates' experience as a writer and director largely comes from short films, making Pirates his first full feature. Clocking in at under an hour and a half, it seems that in some ways Yates is still working with that short film mentality. Pirates only covers this one day for the boys; it starts in the afternoon and goes through midnight. In between, these best friends indulge in
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