Hollywood Reporter
For once, we have a film in which the FX guys dominate and yet, human truth and drama shine through.
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The Perfect Storm
George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg star in this true story action film, from director Wolfgang Peterson, of the ill-fated crew of the Andrea Gail fishing boat. In October 1991, the fisherman attempt to reach save harbour as three raging weather fronts - one of them Hurricane Grace - converge to form the greatest storm in recorded history.
2000125 minsUSA
ActionAdventureTrue Story & Biography
- Director:
- Wolfgang Petersen ('Das Boot', 'Troy', 'Air Force One')
- Cast:
- George ClooneyJohn C. ReillyMark WahlbergAllen PayneBob GuntonDiane LaneKaren AllenMary Elizabeth MastrantonioWilliam Fichtner
The Perfect Storm | Reviews
47%135 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Empire Magazine
Have you ever wondered, while contemplating your laundry spinning, what it would be like to be trapped in the rinse cycle? Well, now we know.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Perfect Storm is thrilling but can't match the terror of the book.
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Los Angeles Times
Has noticeable problems with characterisation and dialogue. But once that awesome storm... gets cranked up, it's hard to remember what those difficulties were...
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The New York Times
This gusty oceanic epic... has lollapalooza special effects and gripping ensemble performances. But its quotient of human drama is finally too stingy for the personal stories of a group of New England fisherman battling "the storm of the century" to hit the emotional bull's-eye.
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Variety
A picture that leaves one thinking less about the fates of the characters than about how the actors had to spend most of their working days soaking wet.
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Total Film
The plot's simply one long - but hugely effective - set-piece which contains more action than all the other popcorn-crop put together, while rising above its fellow big-hitters due to some terrifying realism.
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