The Perfect Storm (2000) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Perfect Storm (2000) |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Screenplay Writer | William D. Wittliff |
| Based on Novel by | Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) |
| Lead Actors | George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg |
| Cast | George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Release Date | June 30, 2000 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 10m (130 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$140 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$328.7 million |
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Summary
Based on the true story of the doomed Massachusetts fishing vessel Andrea Gail and her crew, claimed by a storm of unprecedented strength in the North Atlantic in 1991.
Review
You have to understand. Everyone has pet peeves. Some people don’t like getting stuck in traffic or others touching their belongings. Certain individuals detest running in place at stop lights to the point of rage. Others harbor an unhealthy distaste for high interest loans.
It’s always something. The point of all this is that I am about to share with you one of my pet peeves, and how it has clouded my perception of this otherwise excellent movie. When a film evokes its own name in a farcical, ultra dramatic fashion such as when the meteorologist (the fact that he is the same man who played Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore doesn’t help) analyzes the weather systems, looks like he might wet himself with joy and proclaims what he sees to be the perfect storm. I find it hard to take said film seriously from that point on.
That being said, this is, by and large, a good movie. Clooney and Wahlberg turn in fine performances as Captain Billy Tyne and his second in command, Bobby Shatford. With all their heart, skill and determination, the six fishermen aboard the Andrea Gail fought against the inevitable the ferocious North Atlantic storm that would claim their lives and the depiction of that battle is riveting.
The images are thrilling a shark attack, a rescue of an unrelated vessel by a Coast Guard crew, the exploits of Billy and Bobby as they try to repair their damaged boat and come one after the other. The movie also does a nice job of portraying the life of the men and women of Gloucester, Mass., still a town rooted in the fishing industry after hundreds of years. A little too scripted at times, with a few too many creative liberties. But not bad by any means.
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