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36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovNearly a perfect film, from its bold and epic man-vs.-nature conflict to the breathless scripting, editing, acting, and direction.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittDive 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.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaThe 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.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannDoes 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.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonUnabashedly designed to blow its audience away.
- 67Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyThe 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 wave?
- 63Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanBy the end, I felt like a beetle going round and round in a toilet bowl that just wouldn't stop flushing.
- 60Film.comRobert HortonFilm.comRobert HortonThe storm is the reason to see the movie.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanPetersen gives us monumental images of waves and rain and wind, but the editing is so choppy that the images don't build and crest.
- 40Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's shocking, considering the talent involved, the The Perfect Storm looks and feels fake.