Balthazar Getty, Caroline Goodall, Jeff Bridges
It's a pity this oceangoing adventure wasn't fully appreciated during its theatrical release in 1996, if only because its climactic storm sequence (hence the movie's title) was awesome on the big scre...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 15, 1999
Stats: 465 reviews
One of Ridley Scott's less interesting offerings, this ocean bound adventure is typically nicely shot, but the onboard soulsearching is contrived and uninteresting. An interest in and knowledge of sailing would probably help. But I have neither.
This is sort of a coming of age movie about a group of boys who become a sailing crew with their schoolmaster as the captain of the boat. The boys also learn about teamwork and friendship along the way. Plus they must deal with the harsh elements of the ocean. A solid film direct...( read more)
From what I remember, it was a pretty good movie.
Gotta be honest though. I mainly watched it for Jeremy Sisto.
A mediocre film. A shame considering the difficulty everyone had while making it. Bridges is good as always and the epic drowning scene is remarkable. The rest just sort of floats.
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