Review – The Perfect Storm

This movie proves a rather interesting point: apparently it’s actually possible to make a low-key epic. The vast seascapes – especially the towering waves of the storm sequences – alone clearly indicate that the studio dumped millions into special effects. And the cast is plenty expensive, too. But the Hollywood A-list has been hired here not to play secret agents, super heroes or glamour girls but rather working class commercial fishing workers and their families. To be sure, the tale is more than its share of depressing (and I’ve got a big gripe about the end that I can’t share without spoiling the movie for those who haven’t seen it yet). Yet it ends up being a little uplifting as well. I kinda liked the idea that people who aren’t born with vast wealth or super powers can nonetheless even in failure attain a certain nobility of effort. Or maybe I’m reading too much into it and should just take it for its surface value as a fairly entertaining action yarn about man versus nature. Worth seeing