The Perfect Storm (2000)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 132
Fresh: 62 | Rotten: 70
While the special effects are well done and quite impressive, this film suffers from any actual drama or characterization. The end result is a film that offers nifty eye-candy and nothing else.
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 16
While the special effects are well done and quite impressive, this film suffers from any actual drama or characterization. The end result is a film that offers nifty eye-candy and nothing else.
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Movie Info
In October 1991, a dying tropical hurricane from Bermuda collided with a cold front from the Great Lakes, resulting in a "perfect storm" of previously unknown destructive impact that resulted in 100-foot waves; tragically, the crew of a fishing boat was lost in the midst of the fearsome storm. Based on the best-selling book by Sebastian Junger, The Perfect Storm tells the story of the ship's brave and hard-working crew. Billy Tyne (George Clooney), captain of the Andrea Gail, hasn't had much
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Cast
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George Clooney
Capt. Billy Tyne -
Mark Wahlberg
Bobby Shatford -
John C. Reilly
Dale "Murph" Murphy -
Diane Lane
Christine Cotter -
William Fichtner
David "Sully' Sulliv... -
John Hawkes
Michael "Bugsy" Mora... -
Allen Payne
Alfred Pierre -
Mary Elizabeth Mastr...
Linda Greenlaw -
Karen Allen
Melissa Brown -
Cherry Jones
Edie Bailey -
Bob Gunton
Alexander McAnally I... -
Christopher McDonald
Todd Gross -
Dash Mihok
Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell -
Josh Hopkins
Capt. Darryl Ennis -
Michael Ironside
Bob Brown -
Rusty Schwimmer
Irene "Big Red" John... -
Janet Wright
Ethel Shatford -
Billy Mayo
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All Critics (151) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (70) | DVD (31)
Think of something with the heart and soul of a Conrad yarn, yet buttressed by very special effects and shrewdly packaged for devotees of the Outdoor Living Network
Top CriticA sense of reality is essential, and it's sorely lacking.
An awfully good film
Opens with a squall of anticipatory clichés.
A well-crafted example of a film of pure sensation
feels more like a made-for-TV movie
Scary and sad are the main concerns here.
The thrills come in an emotional vacuum--even more problematic considering Petersen spends so much time trying to develop a human center.
An expertly crafted Hollywod entertainment...[constructed] as a series of grippingly fateful 'moments of truth.' [Blu-Ray]
The storm looks perfect, but the real danger here is the tidal wave of mediocrity and cliches.
The story could've told itself in a compelling way without invented drama.
Once the digital effects commence The Perfect Storm has all the impact of watching a friend play Nintendo.
A stinker fit for the chum bucket.
The perfect example, of how the newest visual effects movies have the capacity to overwhelm everything -- from actors to plotlines -- except in the end, maybe, their audiences.
In the end, all the audience is left with is the feeling that you're really glad not to be a fisherman.
The movie itself is like a raging storm: impossible to ignore while it's happening but easy to forget when the weather has died down.
Those simulated waves are huge, and you can practically feel the wind and the rain pelting down.
A gripping drama that virtually bursts from the screen with lashing, kinetic power so realistic it could literally make someone seasick.
...a thrilling amusement park ride, albeit one freighted with the knowledge that nature does treat some unfortunate souls this roughly
Senti pena daqueles pescadores - não dos que estavam na tela, mas sim daqueles que inspiraram o filme. Eles, sim, merecem nossas homenagens. O resto é fantasia barata.
Not terrible, but distinctly disappointing, not nearly as engaging or thrilling as its premise seems to promise.
The special effects, especially that awe-inspiring final wave featured on the promotional material, are truly awesome.
It's formulaic and there are cliches, but the walls of water, created by fluid dynamics simulating real-life phenomena, are awesome.
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- En Pleine Tempête (FR)
