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• Emil K

  
  White Squall may be directed by Ridley Scott, but it sure as hell does not remind that much of his typical work as a director. I find this visually unimaginative and dramatically uneven film that is fatally overlong also. Things are not helped by the horrible dialogue and the below… More
  White Squall may be directed by Ridley Scott, but it sure as hell does not remind that much of his typical work as a director. I find this visually unimaginative and dramatically uneven film that is fatally overlong also. Things are not helped by the horrible dialogue and the below average acting. The young cast is clearly trying so very hard but with material like this, there is nothing they can do. When it comes to Jeff Bridges and his performance as a disciplined captain of Albatross, i find it way too stiff and blank for his own good. It feels like Scott himself was on vacation while making this film. White Squall is well meaning film and tries to tell a important and tragic story, but unfortunately it fails badly. It is actually quite a disaster itself in Scott's own filmography. The whole film sinks way before the story's tragic accident is shown. By the time we get there the storm has already torn this film into tiny pieces. What a mess and what a disappointment this film is.

• Wahida K

  
  The strongest force in nature is the will to survive.

• Anthony L

  
  Schmaltzy. Way too schmaltzy. It's like Dead Poet's Society on a boat. Good ending (unhappy) but overall, a forgettable film.

• Jason O

  
  A group of teenage boys learn discipline, courage, and what it's like to stick together as a unit as they aboard the Albatross and ride it out into the great wide open in the Caribbean. Whether they're there because their parents want them to grow up and learn… More
  A group of teenage boys learn discipline, courage, and what it's like to stick together as a unit as they aboard the Albatross and ride it out into the great wide open in the Caribbean. Whether they're there because their parents want them to grow up and learn responsibility, or whether they're there because they want to be, they will all learn the comraderie, the hardships, and everything else that goes along with traveling to sea. All of the good and the bad must come together when the Albatross runs into a white squall, a MAJOR storm at sea. How could anybody not love "White Squall"? There are a lot of great movies about going out to sea, and "White Squall" is up there with the best of them. It's not like "Crimson Tide", "U-571", and those; it's a spectacular coming of age film that has nothing to do with war. Scott Wolf, Ryan Phillippe, and the rest of the crew do a good job of acting, and Jeff Bridges does the best of all in portraying the sternness, yet warm-hearted character that is the Skipper. If you're a fan of coming of age movies like "Stand By Me", and if you like very entertaining movies that explore the hardships of life to a tee, get "White Squall" right NOW! It's one of the best movies you've never heard of. Example line from the movie: "I don't want it to end. I don't want to go back to what I was before I came here: anonymous." NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2002.

• xGary X

  
  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.

• danny d

  
  great movie, jeff bridges was really good

• Fascade F

  
  I loved this classic movie of a man turning boys to men in this classic pic of boating adventure. It's good.

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