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The Perfect Storm

The storm is coming.

6.5 / 10

130 minutes

2000-06-29

English

US

Actors :

George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Hawkes, Dash Mihok, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Cherry Jones, Allen Payne, Josh Hopkins, Todd Kimsey, Christopher McDonald

Description

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

5/16/2024, 3:22:10 PM

The Perfect Storm, I just love it so much. "The fog's just lifting, you throw off your bow line, you throw off your stern-you head out to South Chanel past Rocky Neck...Ten Pound Island, past Niles Pond where I skated as a kid-and you blow your air horn and throw a wave to the lighthouse keepers kid on Thatcher's Island - then the birds show up, black backs and herring gulls, big dump ducks - ...

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

8/30/2022, 2:21:36 PM

I recently watched this for the second time, many years after my initial viewing. I confess I didn't always give it my full attention, not just because I had seen it once but also because the plot isn't very subtle, and careful viewing isn't necessary. The dialogue is realistic and well done, but the characters seem a bit stereotypical. You have the grizzled captain whose skills and luck seem to b...