| Critics Reviews |
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| NZone |
(1.5 out of 5 stars) "...the perfect bore..." more... |
| Baltimore City Paper |
"...really, really boring..." more... |
| Cinema Sense |
(Silver) "The spectacle of gigantic proportions crashes against dimensionless characters and a story that raises some troubling questions about rescuing those who take known risks." more... |
| culturevulture.net |
"'The Perfect Storm' is far from perfect – it consists of much sound and fury, eventually signifying very little." more... |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City) |
(2 stars) " It's hard to recall a recent film as disappointing as this dramatic adventure." more... |
| E! Online |
(grade: B) "...the big wave-pounding effects are sensational..." more... |
| Flick Filosopher |
"As much as 'The Perfect Storm' is an intense and terrifying man-against-nature action movie, it's an unsentimental and unclichéd drama about, as mythologist Joseph Campbell termed it, following your bliss: doing what you're "made to do" even in the face of opposition from all around you, even to the point of risking your life." more... |
| Flick Filosopher: Following Bliss |
"...intense and terrifying..." more... |
| Harvey's Movies Reviews |
"... very impressive." more... |
| James Berardinelli |
(3 out of 4 stars) "...undeniably a thrilling experience." more... |
| Movie Bodega |
(3 out of 4 stars) "'The Perfect Storm' is one of the most terrifying films ever made." more... |
| NY Rock: Yo Ho Ho! And a Bottle of Dramamine |
"Technically, the adaptation is as impressive as it is expensive ($120 million!) but unfortunately 'The Perfect Storm' sinks from the weight of its syrupy sentimentality and spine-snapping special effects." more... |
| Orlando Weekly Movies |
(4.5 out of 5 stars) " It's all about the wave. You've seen it in the TV ads, the huge -- no, gigantic -- wall of water that has a boat caught well below its crest." more... |
| PopMatters: To Hell with the Whales, Save the Boats |
"Lest anyone miss the point and demand Hurricane Grace be held over for a second week, people at sea handwring over 'steaming into a bomb,' going 'right into the middle of the monster,' or 'head[ing] straight into Hell.'" more... |
| Radio Free Entertainment |
(2 out of 10) "A few decent action scenes fail to make up for this badly scripted, badly acted tale of saltwater hillbillies determined to make the most foolish decisions--at whatever the cost." more... |
| Salon |
"Loaded with dumb dialogue and blubbery melodrama, [this] ocean epic still shakes." more... |
| Spliced Online: Hollywood Handywork |
"Incredible oceanic effects, strong acting drown in water-logged filmmaking in 'Perfect Storm.'" more... |
| The Brunching Shuttlecocks |
"...this entire movie could have been avoided if the Captain says 'You know, there are three Hurricanes between us and the mainland. Who wants to sail to England instead?'" more... |
| USA Today: 'Storm' fails to find its anchor |
(2.5 out of 4 stars) "...a dramatic washout." more... |
| Variety.com |
"...[the] emotional undercurrents never take hold..." more... |
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