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White Squall
Originally released: 1996
A slick but essentially banal rites of passage drama, set (irrelevantly) in the 50s, with Jeff Bridges as 'captain my captain' for a crew of spiritually unformed youngsters with unlikely six packs. It takes its time before delivering anything interesting at all, the storm of the title which wipes out all those characters most suitable for inspirational sacrifice. Scott gets good sight and sound from the catastrophe, but wrecks it with dire uplift in the courtroom conclusion. Even his brother Tony would have done a better job.

Tim Robey

Directed by
Ridley Scott | 1937
Info on: 9 films (director)
Starring
Jeff Bridges | 1949
Info on: 10 films (star)
Caroline Goodall | 1959
Info on: 2 films (star)
Ryan Phillippe | 1974
Info on: 2 films (star)
John Savage | 1949
Info on: 2 films (star)
Scott Wolf | 1968
Info on: 1 film (star)
Where next?
Dead Poets Society | 1989
Directed by Peter Weir
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