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Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
The Perfect Storm is incredibly absorbing and tremendously exciting and its one of my favorite, if not one of the best, of the year 2000. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Gazette (Veronica Mixon)Film Gazette (Veronica Mixon)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
This is one perfectly terrifying movie, an instant classic. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
The film is effective because it concentrates on characters first, then uses special effects to raise the visual bar and shift into high-adventure gear. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
When so many movies promise a roller-coaster ride, Storm is one of the few that delivers more than noise. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Steve Murray)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Nearly a perfect film, from its bold and epic man-vs.-nature conflict to the breathless scripting, editing, acting, and direction. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
'Titanic'' was a case of a cheeseball story riding terrific effects. The Perfect Storm is in every important way deeper. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)
Accomplishes a delicate balancing act, that of entertaining the audience with the thrills and adventure of the Andrea Gail's final journey. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Baltimore Sun (Ann Hornaday)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
A well-crafted example of a film of pure sensation. I do not mind admitting I was enthralled. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
No movie so far this summer leaves its potential more frustratingly unrealized than The Perfect Storm. In 1997, journalist Sebastian Junger published a best-selling nonfiction account of the six-man swordboat crew of the Andrea Gail and the freak ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Rolling Stone
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"The Perfect Storm" is a well-crafted example of a film of pure sensation. It is about ships tossed by a violent storm. The film doesn't have complex and involving characters, but they are not needed. It doesn't tell a sophisticated story and doesn't need ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.15 out of 4 stars for artechock (Ruediger Suchsland)artechock (Ruediger Suchsland)
Hochhausmächtig türmen sich die Wellen auf, grauschwarzes Wasser, pfeilschnell peitschende Windböen, schäumende See - dies ist das Szenario eines "perfekten Sturm", des unangefochtenen Hauptdarstellers in diesem Film. Den Zuschauer zieht es rasch ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at artechock (Ruediger Suchsland)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.11 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
debut when it was first released. Eager to see how it translates to HD-DVD I popped in the disc, but I quickly realized that something went terribly wrong here… Based on real events, "The Perfect Storm" tells the story of the Andrea Gail and its ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.05 out of 4 stars for The DVD Bits (Damian Madden)The DVD Bits (Damian Madden)
The Perfect Storm tells the true story of the crew of the Andrea Gail, a fishing boat from the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The crew, under the command of Billy Tyne (George Clooney), have had a poor season and are eager to make one last ditch ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at The DVD Bits (Damian Madden)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Does about as good a job of simulating that terror as it possibly could, but it's no competition for what we create in our mind's eye while reading. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Petersen's speculative reenactment makes for gripping summer entertainment -- if you don't mind a little corn floating in your brine. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Dive right in if you're looking for an old-fashioned entertainment that delivers corny romance, turbulent action, and enough wave-churning seascapes to make "Titanic" seem landlocked. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
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 ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (Greg Dean Schmitz)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Drags the viewer, willingly or not, into the heart of the action. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Andrew Howe)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
The problem with The Perfect Storm is that while its roiling collision of weather systems is pulled off with cinematic deftness, the actors who stand there getting lashed and splashed don't have anything terribly interesting to say. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
The movie is a technical marvel, with scenes of rampaging nature that approximate ominous visual poetry. But dramatically, the ambitious film is hollow. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chad PolenzChad Polenz
Take all the action and adventure of a guy's summer popcorn flick and combine it with all the teary drama of a sensitive, autumn Oscar-contender and that's what you've got with "The Perfect Storm." It's the story of a small New England fishing boat and ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Chad Polenz
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Does any man know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours? - Gordon Lightfoot, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" I can still recall the power and fury of the storm now, nearly nine years after it struck - the rain playing a ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Based on real events that happened back in 1991, and chronicled in Sebastian Junger's bestseller, this is a mostly speculative account of what happened on board a fishing vessel in the North Atlantic which past through one of the nastiest storms ever. It' ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for NY Rock NY Rock
Put Titanic and Twister in a computerized editing blender and what do you get? The Perfect Storm. It's a wistful, yet waterlogged, tribute to the fishermen of Gloucester, New England and the over 10,000 sailors whose lives have been lost at sea since the ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at NY Rock
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
It's 1991 in the seaside city of Gloucester, MA, and Andrea Gail Captain Billy Tyne (George Clooney) has just returned from another disappointing fishing run on the big seas. In dire need of money, he and his crew, including Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), Murph ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Has noticeable problems with characterization and dialogue. But once that awesome storm, one of the most terrifying ever put on film, gets cranked up, it's hard to remember what those difficulties were, let alone care too much about them. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
Impersonal Hollywood filmmaking at its most paradoxical. It keeps you glued to your seat, and leaves no aftertaste whatsoever. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
This is a solid, heart-pounding movie filled with action, FX, drama, courage and tragedy. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Well Rounded Entertainment (Peter G. Helfrich)Well Rounded Entertainment (Peter G. Helfrich)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
The stick-figure people in the script haven't the slightest chance of making an impression, and you're more excited at the prospect of the next big ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for TNT RoughCut (Susannah Breslin)TNT RoughCut (Susannah Breslin)
The perfect example, of how the newest visual effects movies have the capacity to overwhelm everything--from actors to plotlines--except in the end, maybe, their audiences. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at TNT RoughCut (Susannah Breslin)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
The movie is "Twister" on the high seas, a spectacular-looking, spectacularly hollow tale about foolhardy men vs. imperious nature. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
An enthralling special-effects tour de force with a lover's nook. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Wesley Morris)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
By the end, I felt like a beetle going round and round in a toilet bowl that just wouldn't stop flushing. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
The Perfect Storm, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by William Wittliff (based on the Sebastian Junger nonfiction best-seller), has an impressive assortment of computer-generated monstro-waves and lots of hollering between shipmates trying to be ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Have you ever had one of those earnest conversations where you discuss: "If I ever had to join the Armed Forces, which branch would I join?" I used to say the Coast Guard. But now, after watching The Perfect Storm, I say, "Fergit it!" If there is one ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Moviepie.com
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Overall, the book is a far more rewarding experience than the movie. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
By the time you're finished, you may be as waterlogged as the actors. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Susannah Breslin)Film Threat (Susannah Breslin)
The perfect example, of how the newest visual effects movies have the capacity to overwhelm everything -- from actors to plotlines -- except in the end, maybe, their audiences. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Film Threat (Susannah Breslin)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Has noticeable problems with characterization and dialogue. But once that awesome storm ... gets cranked up, it's hard to remember what those difficulties were, let alone care too much about them. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (John Venable)Supercala.com (John Venable)
The story could've told itself in a compelling way without invented drama. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Robert Horton)Film.com (Robert Horton)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Petersen gives us monumental images of waves and rain and wind, but the editing is so choppy that the images don't build and crest. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.22 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
El director Wolfgang Petersen ha demostrado varias veces su diestro manejo de las herramientas cinematográficas para crear suspenso en situaciones creíbles, dirigiendo con pericia a buenos actores y en general añadiendo un leve toque intelectual al ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I do not like boats. I get seasick. I hate being on the water. As it turns out, I'm starting to dislike movies about boats, too. They also make me seasick.The Perfect Storm is a movie about a boat, the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat (or "swordboat& ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
...the storm effects are the best you’ve ever seen bar none, but the story and characters fall far short of the effects... ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
An excruciatingly deafening, agonizing rusty nail of a movie. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
The yarn's emotional undercurrents never take hold, resulting in a picture that leaves one thinking less about the fates of the characters than about how the actors had to spend most of their working days soaking wet. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden)The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Corliss)Time (Richard Corliss)
What's true about The Perfect Storm is true of many effects epics: it's not a bad movie, except for the people. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Not terrible, but distinctly disappointing, not nearly as engaging or thrilling as its premise seems to promise. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
But jaw-dropping trailer aside, there isn't much movie here. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film.com (John Hartl)Film.com (John Hartl)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Tom Keogh)Film.com (Tom Keogh)
Once at sea, The Perfect Storm collapses in a heap of spectacle and a dubious piling-on of scary incidents. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Film.com (Tom Keogh)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
A sense of reality is essential, and it's sorely lacking. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Its spectacular special effects threaten to swallow characters whole, and there are times when overwrought and clumsy dialogue... nearly pitch you right out of the movie's mood. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Ron Wells)Film Threat (Ron Wells)
In the end, all the audience is left with is the feeling that you're really glad not to be a fisherman. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
It may have been the perfect storm, but this is the imperfect movie. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
The whole thing is kitsch of the most pricey sort, and it's a good guess that it will be a smash. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for TheWorldJournal.com (Giancarlo De Lisi)TheWorldJournal.com (Giancarlo De Lisi)
Many Hollywood insiders have stated that in the future movies will star entirely computer-generated characters. I sincerely hope that they are not as boring as this character. The character in question is this tremendous tidal wave that has audiences ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at TheWorldJournal.com (Giancarlo De Lisi)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
It's like a memorial service with killer special effects. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Whenever Petersen veers away from the crashing waves and focuses instead on the human element, the picture goes into a slump. ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Perfect Storm, The (2000) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. CrankyMr. Cranky
Who in their right mind would want to make a movie where everybody dies in the end? I mean, c'mon, that's depressing. Okay, so in the best-selling book by Sebastian Junger, which is a true story insofar as he was able to research what happened aboard the ...read the complete Perfect Storm movie review at Mr. Cranky
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Perfect Storm, The (2000) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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