The Perfect Storm
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Movie Reviews of The Perfect Storm
Movie Review: Rubbish!
Summary: 1 Stars
Honestly, a person would have to be braindead to sit through this film. It's an example of Hollywood throwing a ton of money and a project before anyone has an idea of how to give it a soul. The musical score is beyond irritating, it goes on and on and interfers with nearly every scene. There's no chemistry among the characters, their dialogs are phoney and relationships superficial. People in the real world don't talk or behave the way these people do, so watching it is a laughable bore. Even the much hyped special effects aren't convincing. Save your time. The plot is simply: will these tough-guy fishermen survive a ferocious storm they were dumb enough to sail into? Lots of wind and rain, folks. That's about it. Movie Review: Slightly disappointing- but worth seeing.
Summary: 4 Stars
Sebastian Junger's "Perfect Storm" was one of the most gripping adventure stories I'd ever read, and I was really looking for ward to seeing the movie... and I was let down. I suppose if I hadn't read the book I wouldn't have been bothered by all the fictional material, but even so, there were just too many flaws in what could have been a great movie.
The dialogue, for one. It's just full of hackneyed cliches ("It's the money, isn't it? It's always about the money!") and forced exposition ("and you, Linda Greenlaw, the only woman swordfish boat captain in Gloucester...") that makes you wonder if they couldn't perhaps have spent some of that special effects budget on the script. Some of the casting is a bit much as well; somehow we're supposed to believe that a fishing town is full of anorextic actresses with high cheeckbones and perfect skin and hair. If the real Linda Greenlaw had Karen Allen's physique she wouldn't be able to scoop goldfish out of a tank at the local pet store, let alone hauling lobster traps over the transom of her boat.
Even so, it's a thrilling movie, with incredible drama- the rescue at sea of a party of sailors, the loss of the Coast Guard helicopter- and the scenes of swordfishing on the deck of the Andrea Gail are startlingly realistic. And at what I paid for the DVD (under 5 bucks) well worth it.
Movie Review: Lacking Perfection
Summary: 3 Stars
In this adapted true story, special effects are amazing especially during the time at sea. However by the end of the movie you will feel water logged. Story lines were not fully developed, or even fizzled to the side. I would suggest renting this movie because it is great as a one-time view but not good enough to purchase. Movie Review: Hello, George and Mark are in it... of course it's a good movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great movie. George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg star in the movie as two fishermen that need to make a living. This is a very suspensful movie that takes place in Gloucster,Massachusetts. The fishermen recently come back off the sea and then learn that they must go back out on the Andria Gail ( the ship ). Little do they know...a hurricane is coming straight at them. They don't want to waist all the fish they have cought. They decide to drive through the storm. Sadly there is a 100 foot wave heading straight for them. You'll have to buy the movie to see the ending. This movie is based on a true story that actually happened in 1991 in Glouscter, Massachusetts. Fans of Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney should definetley buy this movie. ENJOY!Movie Review: Do You Think About Where Your Fish Comes From?
Summary: 5 Stars
The Perfect Storm tells the true story about what happened when a fishing boat was caught at sea in October, 1991 in the largest storm in recorded history. This riveting story is based on a novel called The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger. Wolfgang Peterson directs, the special effects are superb, the casting is good. I cannot stress the realism of the effects, or the care and dedication that went into honoring the men of the fishing town of Gloucester, where the movie was filmed.
George Clooney stars as swordfishing boat Andrea Gail captain Billy Tine, who is leading a crew of five men in a late-season, last-ditch effort to get a good catch in what was a bad season for him. Mark Walbergh stars as his first mate Bobby Shatford, a young fisherman torn between his new love (Diane Lane) and the open sea. The incomparable John C. Reilly plays a gruff sailor. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio plays a female fishing boat captain.
The DVD has fascinating extras that lend depth to the film. Once you see the extras, you will not see the movie in the same light. The commentary with book author Junger is so riveting that I watched the whole thing in complete fascination. The depth of research Junger did for the book, the paranormal experiences of family of the crew and Junger himself, the recognition the book received, are so vivid and comprehensive, and will touch your heart. There is an HBO special preview, with comments from Clooney, Walbergh, and friends and family of the crew of the Andrea Gail. There is also commentary by Peterson, and other extras explaining the voraciousness of the Perfect Storm.
The next time you eat fish, think of those who died to catch it for you.