
Hollywood Reporter
For once, we have a film in which the FX guys dominate and yet, human truth and drama shine through.
Full reviewGeorge 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.
For once, we have a film in which the FX guys dominate and yet, human truth and drama shine through.
Full reviewHave you ever wondered, while contemplating your laundry spinning, what it would be like to be trapped in the rinse cycle? Well, now we know.
Full reviewPerfect Storm is thrilling but can't match the terror of the book.
Full reviewHas noticeable problems with characterisation and dialogue. But once that awesome storm... gets cranked up, it's hard to remember what those difficulties were...
Full reviewThis 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.
Full reviewA 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.
Full reviewThe 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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