Not a dry eye in the house (except mine).

Rating: 4/10 (30 November 2001)

This movie was disappointing. It lacked genuineness. Yes, the attention to detail regarding the recreation of the Titanic was excruciatingly correct and that I can't complain about. But, at the heart of the matter, the cheese ball romance between the main characters ruined this movie for me.

Ms. Winslet and Mr. DiCaprio's characters were too far-fetched and both of their performances seemed overblown and campy. After watching the Oscar acceptance speech of their illustrious director, I no longer wonder why. Some people may think of Mr. Cameron as a 'mad genius' - my opinion is that he's just a megalomaniacal freak. To be fair, the crowd I went with to watch this flick all cried at what were supposed to be the touching moments - so perhaps I'm a little too hard boiled.
The one bright spot I can think of was Kathy Bates performance as the unsinkable Molly Brown. She is a fantastic actress, and if her performance was campy and over the top, that's because it was supposed to be & she had it down in spades. Overall this movie was a dry, disappointing experience.