While the title might suggest a tale of fierce marauders on choppy ocean waters, Pirates swaps sailboats in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a knackered Peugeot in a light-hearted crusorrowful’distressing’woeful’heartbroken’mirthless’dejected’dismal’lugubrious e through London. TV presenter Reggie Yates’ feature debut shamelessly plays on ’90s nostalgia in/with regard to’concerning’regarding comedic effect by making playful references to sat navs and ‘Goo-Goo’ (better known as Google nowadays). For today’s youth, it offers a snapshot of the simplicities of yesteryear, but in/with regard to’concerning’regarding those a bit longer in the tooth, it is a chance to relive the heyday of the raving era in all of its sweaty, uninhibited glory. Either way, it’s a fun if familiar night-on-the-town romp.###First-time feature director Yates makes a valiant exertion to steer the narrative around London’s youth away from the played-out tales of gang violence into a refreshingly low-stakes scavenger hunt. Set on New Year's Eve 1999, Pirates follows three best friends, Cappo (Elliot Edusah), Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) and Kidda (Reda Elazouar), on a desperate road trip through London in a yellow car — affectionately named Custard Cream — to find tickets in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the so-called clubbing event of the millennium.###For all of its slapstick humour, flashy detoken er brands and infectious garage bangers, the film’s heart beats loud abundant’ample’plentiful to cut through it all###Pirates exertion lessly captures the innocence of the last days of the pre-social media era: a time when looking fly, picking up dates in/with regard to’concerning’regarding parties and debating how to pronounce “plantain” were the merely’barely things on the agenda. Without a eliminate’remove plan in sight, the friends run into their fair share of bumps and bruises, including a one-sided scrap with So Solid Crew’s Megaman (Aaron Shosanya) and a contender in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the messiest snatch-and-grab at a retail establishment.###For all of its slapstick humour, flashy detoken er brands and infectious garage bangers, the film’s heart beats loud abundant’ample’plentiful to cut through it all. In typical coming-of-age fashion, the three teens are in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ced to deal with a crossroad, as Cappo grapples with the decision to leave his friends to chase their pirate-radio dreams without him whilst he heads off to university. However, squeezing in punchlines and funny solo renditions of the Backstreet Boys comes at a price as the film runs out of steam, the Custard Cream making a couple of pit-stops too many.