Even Roger Ebert is wrong once in a while...

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2000)

I can't understand for the life of me why he was so harsh on this picture. This is easily one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It kicks the crap out of Titanic, by a long shot. Basically, take an event film like Titanic, but add real actors and a better plot...
I totally fail to understand how someone could fault this film for bad graphics while praising Titanic. Certain scenes from that movie look so bad as to be laughable. (I'm thinking of long external shots of the boat at night...)
Russell Crowe kicks ass in this role. He's every bit as good here as he was in "The Insider."