The Perfect Storm
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Movie Review: The Perfect Storm
Summary: 5 Stars
It's freakin" awesome. It was perfect from the start all the way to the end. I was just amazedddd by how it was able to keep me on the edge of the chair the whole time. Just amazing. and I highly recommend you to watch this movie.Movie Review: excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Terrific movie, especially how the characters are developed. It seemed each was going through some transition (either a love interest, a reconciliation, or love of the job) prior to the fateful storm, making it all the more ironic. The soundtrack really complements the film, and the acting is pretty good, with the exception of Wahlberg, who is about an unconvincing as Keanu Reeves. I also really felt for these small town people, many of whom risk their lives to pay their billsMovie Review: Dramamine Recommended
Summary: 4 Stars
The Perfect Storm is a heavily fictionalized speculation concerning the experience of the Andrea Gail and its crew during the 'storm of the century' in the early nineties.
For the first hour we catch fish, fight on the board, bond with family etc and generally try to build these fishermen into characters and not fodder like a disaster movie. This is painfully slow and didn't work for me - I was interested in the men but it seemed to me that the film wasn't. The second half is actually pretty good but it's all due to the seamless effects and some good direction. The waves look real and even on my TV I got into the tension and fear of the storm. However the film leaves the fishing boat for most of the tensest scenes and joins the rescue efforts in other areas - the Andrea Gail is actually used surprisingly little in the second half considering the focus of the first half.
It is impossible to discuss this film without talking about the amazing special effects. To summarize, the first time I saw the film, I actually had difficulty sleeping because I felt the bed rocking to the rhythm of imaginary waves each time my eyes closed. Had I seen it in a theater, I am convinced that I would have considered popping a dramamine
Movie Review: Interesting, but it just doesn't resonate on an emotional level
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, my love for disaster movies finally conquered my utter disdain for George Clooney, and I watched The Perfect Storm. The fact that the film is based on a true story in which several men did lose their lives makes it a little difficult to review, as I feel compelled to temper some of the comments I might have otherwise made. I'm sure the tragedy of the actual events made it hard to film, as well - and I think that explains the slow-moving, problematic opening 30-40 minutes. The obvious intent is for us to get to know the men of the Andrea Gail, to see what life is like in a New England fishing community, and to see why and how these men risked the hardships of sword fishing out on the open ocean. It's not an easy life - leaving loved ones behind for days or weeks on end, working like a dog to haul in giant fish without being injured or killed in any number of ways, never knowing if you were even going to catch enough to fish make the trip worthwhile. For some, it's about the money - not greed, just a desperate need for the money to take care of you and yours. Mostly, though, it's about the love - love for the sea, for fishing, etc. A lot of jobs don't really define the man (or woman) - but a sword fisherman is a sword fisherman. That's what Billy Tyne was, but he was also a man on a losing streak, and his effort to redeem himself and his men led the Andrea Gail straight into disaster.
Unfortunately, in terms of the movie itself, the first 30-40 minutes are insufferably long, failing to make me care about any of the characters - even Diane Lane grated on my nerves as the girlfriend who didn't want her man to go back out again. Then the boat finally sails, and the men go fishing. An hour's gone by, and you're wondering when this storm is ever going to show up. As for Tyne and his crew, things just aren't right from the start - they're not catching a significant number of fish, a couple of guys are almost killed, the crewmen are fighting amongst themselves, and no one is the least bit happy. Ignoring all these ominous signs, Tyne decides to head on east way over to the Flemish Cap, caring little for the weather at his back - until it's time to head home, of course. You would think a fisherman, more than any other person in the world, would have a healthy respect for the weather. Tyne knows there's extremely rough weather in between the Andrea Gale and home, but he and his men decide to plow on through rather than risk losing all of the fish they have finally caught. Unbeknownst for the most part to Tyne and his guys, weather conditions are now going to heck in a hand basket, as a huge hurricane, another burgeoning hurricane, and an area of dangerously low pressure smack together to form the 1991 Halloween Nor'easter ("the perfect storm") - and the Andrea Gale is heading right down its throat.
Alongside the life-and-death struggle that now plays out aboard the Andrea Gale, we also get the chance to observe the efforts of Coast Guard rescuers trying to save the lives of some stranded boaters. A yacht on its way to Bermuda proves its just plain dumb "all I need's a compass" captain a complete and utter fool, and a helicopter is dispatched to try and save the three individuals onboard. Unlike the footage of the Andrea Gale's struggle, the Coast Guard rescue effort is downright compelling - and gets even more compelling later on when the rescuers themselves need rescuing. The film is a great tribute to these real-life heroes (one of whom was lost during the events chronicled here); you just can't say enough about these brave guys. It's a pity the entire film wasn't about them.
It's actually rather surprising just how little I, as a viewer, emotionally invested in the story of the Andrea Gale. The crewmen weren't men I really liked, especially the headstrong captain who puts his own selfish needs over the welfare of his crew, and they did pretty much know what they were getting into when they decided to risk heading home through the storm. The special effects were impressive, but for me, the emotion of the whole tragedy just never manifested itself in this story - and that is the main weakness of the film.
Movie Review: George Clooney is AWESOME...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a GREAT movie,...except for the end!! No,no,no,..I won't spoil it for anyone. It's really amazing though, and I would highly recommend it. it's a little slow at the begining, but once it gets going,..Wow. This is a must see!