Matthew Swords "The Perfect Storm" is an exhilarating portrayal of just how unpredictable Mother Nature can be upon the open seas. Sword fishing vessel Andrea Gail, captained by Billy Tyne (George Clooney) is forced to take a gamble that could end in large, much needed profit or the loss of his ship and crew. A cold front moving from Canada to the east and another front moving in from the west converge off the New England coast in the Atlantic Ocean, feeding the existing Hurricane Grace in the middle. Andrea Gail and her crew must either sail straight through the storm before their haul spoils or turn tail to get out of the hurricane on steroids, thus risking their jobs. The film's meteorologist Todd Gross (Christopher McDonald) deems this highly unusual natural phenomenon terrorizing all in its course "the perfect storm."This "storm of the century" is a cinematic depiction of the actual super storm that took place along the New England coast during the Halloween of 1991. A combination of sheer natural power and technological failure pushes the Andrea Gail and crew to their limits and beyond. Even with the U.S. Coast Guard scouring the Atlantic with all their resources and search- and-rescue expertise, this meteorological disaster of epic proportions shows no mercy and yields little hope for survivors. "The Perfect Storm" serves as commemoration to the thousands of fishermen who have lost their lives seeking the Atlantic's bounty and truly reminds its audience what it means to be alive, and dry.

johnathanfrost There are many films with ensemble cast but most of them do not really seem to work.The cast of this film really seem to work because the cast was chosen very carefully with stars like George Clooney, and Mark Wahlberg, and many others talented actors who all deliver powerful performances with Diane Lane giving one of her best performances. Wolfgang Petersen has directed films with similar emotional traits Like his 1981 masterpiece Das Boot. These stories are completely different from each other but having some similarities in that each film is a story about the courage and will of men who fight for their lives. Out of all of Wolfgang Petersen's film this is one of my favorite films he has made. The element of this film that makes this film powerful and moving is the music by James Horner, his music is powerful and emotionally gripping. This film to me shows Wolfgang Petersen's talent and ability as A filmmaker.

utahman1971 WOW, a movie that just spends more than half the time on a boat. Boring movie. Okay, one thing the helicopter tries to get gas, but the pilot has to play like a video game joystick to get the gas put into the helicopter from a plane. WTH? That was the dumbest thing I ever seen. Oh, at the time the boat crashes the guy floats in water, and acts like he is talking to his wife, and like she is listening to him, but she isn't at all. How is that good? There is so many terrible things going on here.The captain is so gung ho on going right into the storm and dying instead of going home when he should of in the first place. This is so dumb. They got this on television. This should not even be a 6 on this site. It is that terrible. The camera is moving around so much it is hard to tell if anything is going on. I thought the first time I saw it in theater in 2000, it was okay, but still not enough to be a 6 on a rating.Just a very long movie that boring.

SnoopyStyle Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney) is struggling with a string of bad results. Others like Linda Greenlaw (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) are outfishing him. His crew is also struggling and they risk to go further than all the others. When their refrigeration goes, they either sit out the storms and lose their catch, or make a dash home through the Perfect Storm.The drama isn't really there. We all know what's going to happen. Wolfgang Peterson doesn't really give us any surprises, but quite frankly, I don't think he had any surprises to give. The background family stories aren't anything imaginative. He probably should have treated this like other disaster movies. Get to the disaster and have some action fun. It takes too long to get to the disaster.