Fresh
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
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
The Perfect Storm
Feel its fury.
2000 · 2h 10m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
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The Perfect Storm
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Wolfgang Petersen Director
- George Clooney as Capt. Billy Tyne
- Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Shatford
- Diane Lane as Christina " Chris " Cotter
- John C. Reilly as Dale " Murp " Murphy
- William Fichtner as David " Sully " Sullivan
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Linda Greenlaw
- John Hawkes as Mike "Bugsy" Moran
- Dash Mihok Cast
- Karen Allen Cast
- Bob Gunton Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
A sense of reality is essential, and it's sorely lacking.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
An awfully good film
Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
Rotten
Opens with a squall of anticipatory cliches.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Rotten
Soggy, cardboard-thin cliches
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
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