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Pretty Good

Fantastic!

A lot of fun.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Benjamin Hedlund is doing his job well of course. He works on the museum where we Swedish citizens can learn about all lies concerning "Estoniagate". Benjamin and his fellows are that sort of people every dictator in every country will love, some call them useful idiots. Jutta Rabe speaks the truth in her movie. She had a low budget and was mainly concerned about the message, wherefore perhaps other qualities lack in the movie, but the truth is quality enough. If the truth will be official in Sweden there will be trouble, probably violence, but still I should prefer it, because the other option, to remain silent, means the loss of our dignity.

Based on the subject matter and the positive reviews at Amazon, I purchased the DVD. Definitely low budget, but no matter -- the story and story telling get you right in the gut. 'Baltic Storm' is passionately acted, written, and directed. The movie does not revel in the 'Estonia' tragedy (it looks like the filmmakers couldn't have afforded to even if they were so inclined), but instead gets to the heart of the whys and wherefores which contributed to the sinking. By the way, it seems that some of the other comments are reviewing the producer and not the movie. At any rate, don't let that put you off. The movie is definitely worth checking out.

I admire the effort of trying to reach out to the rest of the world with this tragic story. However, the movie is done SO BADLY that most people I know couldn't sit through it. The movie was relevant to me since I lived in Estonia when these events took place, but it is written horribly and fails to capture the attention of someone who knows nothing on the matter. The music choices do not flow well with the movie, it seems as if someone just turned a CD player on in the background to put the actors "in the mood". The acting... well, what acting? The only people acting are Jürgen Prochnow and Donald Sutherland, even though Prochnow seems uncomfortable in this role. As far as the relationship development goes between Erik Westermark (Jürgen Prochnow) and Julia Reuter (Greta Scacchi), it is like watching a train wreck. There is absolutely no chemistry and it is painful to witness their "sincere moments." This is not a good movie. There is a difference between trying to get a message out (could've been a documentary!) and trying to make a good movie. This is a failure and anyone here who says otherwise makes me wonder if they are trying to promote it. As a matter of fact, as a native of Estonia I am offended by this miserable effort. This tragedy deserves more than just a homemade low-budget ghost chase excuse of a movie. This could have been much more!

Baltic Storm tells the story of a courageous journalist out to find the truth about a multi-government cover-up. It is a great movie with a tightly-paced script and direction. It poses the question, ever more pertinent given today's politics, what do our governments cover up in the name of protecting the world's balance of power? What information is too sensitive to be public, and to whom is the truth owed? The filmmakers did an excellent job of making powerful arguments for both the protagonists and the villains. You couldn't help but feel for the Russian operative trying to provide for his grandson, and his argument about protecting Russia's patrimony was moving. It is rare that a film can truly help you to understand the mindset of someone responsible for something as abhorrent as the sinking of the Estonia. And Donald Sutherland and Jurgen Prochnow turned in fantastic performances.