I just didn't care for this film, at all. The acting seemed arid, while the screen writing was absolutely waterlogged. While based on true events, someone should have known that this was an accident to produce in such a way. The moment the meteorologist exclaims that he's witnessing "*the perfect storm!*" really showed how flawed the direction took such a powerful story. And by the time the townsfolk mourned those lost at sea, I almost gagged at how I felt like the audience was being manipulated to somehow feel like we witnessed a tragedy and had to feel for the characters. It was tragic to add that heart string scene in the first place.
George Clooney had been ringing the bell with some quality performances but he sure hit a thud with this one. I had high hopes that Perfect Storm would be all right because Clooney was in it - I had been anti-Clooney for a long time but by the time I saw "O Brother Where Art Thou?" (2000), I started looking seriously at his films before and since. I figured it would have been entertaining. I mean, Clooney's pretty darn good; look at what he's done: Syriana, the Ocean's trilogy, Michael Clayton, Fantastic Mr Fox, Spy Kids 3-D (kidding about that one). I apologize for passing judgment before. Even he couldn't save this film from stinking and sinking. I felt like the director tried to manipulate my emotions and I simply didn't care a hill of beans by the time the perfect storm struck. The film couldn't have ended soon enough.
George Clooney had been ringing the bell with some quality performances but he sure hit a thud with this one. I had high hopes that Perfect Storm would be all right because Clooney was in it - I had been anti-Clooney for a long time but by the time I saw "O Brother Where Art Thou?" (2000), I started looking seriously at his films before and since. I figured it would have been entertaining. I mean, Clooney's pretty darn good; look at what he's done: Syriana, the Ocean's trilogy, Michael Clayton, Fantastic Mr Fox, Spy Kids 3-D (kidding about that one). I apologize for passing judgment before. Even he couldn't save this film from stinking and sinking. I felt like the director tried to manipulate my emotions and I simply didn't care a hill of beans by the time the perfect storm struck. The film couldn't have ended soon enough.