The Perfect Storm

Genres:

Drama

Languages:

English

Reviews:

1 reviews

Format:

DVD

Staring

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

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Caroline from Laois, 01 May 2008

Liked this quite a lot. Learned to love Clooney from this. True story & cried like a baby at it. Found this quite 'watchable' & didn't want to fast forward. Shows tough and often tragic life of fishermen and what their families go through. Suitable for all the family but kids wouldn't be bothered with it but you don't have to hit the remote should they arrive in while you are watching it! Good acting from cast & Clooney. As I said, this was the start of my appreciation of him. Rent it.

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In October 1991, the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts, experienced the full wrath of Mother Nature when a freak meteorological event produced the fiercest storm in modern history. Director Wolfgang Petersen has fashioned this heroic true story (as chronicled in Sebastian Junger's bestseller) into a star-laden blockbuster, employing computer power to whip up the terrifying titular storm. George Clooney plays Billy Tyne, captain of the Andrea Gail who has...

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