More like the Perfect Boredom. A simple story of New England Fishermen pushed by money and ego to go out one last time in search of swordfish. Their luck runs out and they die. The End.

So why do I need to sit through 129 minutes of this dull meaningless story? There's no point to the story, there's no suspense. We know they are going to die. It was in all the papers.

As for structure, every reel and a half, just to wake you up, they do something. Either someone falls overboard or a shark jumps onto the ship and starts chewing on a guy's leg. I'm not kidding.

Dull, Pointless, Boring. Don't bother.

Sucks and Blows!

Film Facts

Cast
• George Clooney
• Mark Wahlberg
• Diane Lane
• Karen Allen
• William Fichtner
• Bob Gunton
• Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
• John C. Reilly
• Allen Payne
• John Hawkes
• Christopher McDonald
• Dash Mihok
• Josh Hopkins
• Michael Ironside
• Cherry Jones
• Rusty Schwimmer
• Janet Wright
• Todd Kimsey
• Brad Martin
• Chris Palermo
• Hayden Tank
• Merle Kennedy
• Joseph D. Reitman
• Sandy Ward
• Melissa Samuels
• J. Scott Shonka
• Billy Mayo
• Patrick Stinson
• Terry Anzur
• James Lee
• Bruce Mahler
• Nick Marino
• Troy Hartman
• Christopher Melberg
• Todd Poudrier
• Jim Argenbright
• Steve Barr
• Katelyn C. Brown
• Elizabeth Duff
• Alan Francis
• Sebastian Junger
• Lloyd Malone
• Kevin McNamara
• Barry Rutstein
• Miles Schneider
• Anya Slavin
• Michael Spasee
• Tim Trotman

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Released in 2000

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Reviewed by Mongo