Storyline
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
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75
I enjoyed the movie for the sheer physical exuberance of its adventure. It is magnificently mounted and photographed.
75
White Squall is a success because the good elements are so well-orchestrated that they dwarf the few obvious flaws. This film offers just about everything, including a twenty-minute white-knuckle sequence and a chance to shed a few tears. In short, it's first-rate entertainment.
75
Rolling Stone
Amid the action heroics of White Squall, Bridges creates a character of consequence.
70
Chicago Reader
The story has its corny aspects, but thanks to Scott's skill as an image maker and as a storyteller--proceeding from the very blue and very abstract water seen behind the credits to the climactic, extended storm--this is superior to both "Dead Poets Society" (as a tale about a boys' school and its charismatic teacher) and "Apollo 13" (as a true-life action adventure).
67
White Squall is lovely to look at, but frustrating to behold.
