A beautiful hæmophage infected with a virus that gives her superhuman
powers has to protect a boy in a futuristic world, who is thought to be
carrying antigens that would destroy all hæmophages.
OK run-of-the-mill sci-fi actioner, mildly entertaining, but absolutely predictable.
In the Fall of 1991, the "Andrea Gail" left Gloucester, Mass. and headed
for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an
event took place that had never occurred in recorded history: a giant
storm.
The story is told presenting the crew of the ship as simple fisherman
who become heroes. But the only true hero in this movie is the storm.
On second viewing: it's watchable mostly for the storm scenes.
Halliwell*: "There are some astonishing visual moments here - notably the small boat attemting to climb an impossibly high wave - but the crew members, each equpiied with a personal crisis to fill in the gaps between the waves, are no more than stereotypes so that their elemental struggle remains uninvolving."
Maltin**1/2: "...drenched with special effects and noisy, exciting seagoing action, but its characters and story points are bathed in cliche'."
