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The Perfect Storm 27 Aug 00

Well made, but why? Even if you missed the original story and don't know how this ends, this didn't feel like a portrait that needed to be made. I was far more interested in the Coast Guard guys; they had a passion you could feel. For the ten or fifteen minutes they're on screen, they make the rest look a bit, well, lost at sea. B-



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