with a 47% approval rating on critic site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 135 reviews, and an average rating of 5.59/10, with a consensus of, "While the special effects are well done and quite impressive, this film suffers a lack of any actual drama or characterization. The end result is a film that offers nifty eye-candy and nothing else." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Accolades The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Sound (John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, David E. Campbell and Keith A. Wester), and Best Visual Effects (Walt Conti, Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier and Habib Zargarpour) but lost both to Gladiator. However, it was also nominated for a Stinker Award for Most Intrusive Musical Score. Filming The movie was partially filmed in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Lawsuits After the film was released, the families of two crew members sued the film makers for the fictionalization of events which happened prior to the loss of Andrea Gail. In May 2002, the Florida Supreme Court ruled against the family of Captain Tyne by a 6–2 vote. Some unnamed families also sued the producers in federal district court, claiming that their names were used without their permission, and that facts were changed. The district court, which is also located in Florida, dismissed the case, as in their opinion the defendants' First Amendment right to freedom of speech barred the suit. The plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, which could not decide how to interpret the Florida law at issue and certified the question to the Florida Supreme Court. In the end, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the district court's interpretation of Florida law, and thereupon the 11th Circuit affirmed the prior decision to dismiss the case. See also 106th Rescue Wing 1991 Perfect Storm Air Force Pararescue The Perfect Storm (book) Godless Men (1920) Stormswept (1923) Code of the Sea (1924) Rugged Water'' (1925) Survival film References External links Plot and background at reelviews.net 1991 Perfect Storm 2000 films 2000s disaster films 2000 drama films American drama films American films based on actual events American disaster films BAFTA winners (films) Disaster films based on actual events Drama films based on actual events Films scored by James Horner Films about death Films about fishing Films about the United States Coast