Did not deserve even half its awards!

Rating: Null/10 (19 February 2000)

I personally feel like many other level headed people(likely to be labelled cynical and unromantic by fans of this simplistic,sappy movie) that this film was highly overrated.The films casting also left to be desired.Leo just doesnt cut it as an all American son of the soil Midwestern boy. That said,the film does have some positive points.Of course the photography ,special effects and editing are magnificient.I would recommend watching the film once(only once!) ,if only for Rose and Jack's beautiful exploration of the ship in the 1st 45 minutes of the movie.Inspite of its cheap Mills and Boon type(my sister used to have these books,I peaked okay!) romantic setting with its stock bad rich people and sweet poor people,time somehow passes mainly due to Kathy Bates and Kate Winslet who manage to rise above the sloppy script.I found it embarrassing that most people in the theater in tears toward the end,not just women!I was not embarrassed due to a show of emotion but that the audience had reserved their tears for some fifth rate schlock like this.Would they have a similar reaction to emotionally and contentwise richer films like Amistad and Kundun(released the same year).Hell no! Finally how in the world did James Horners cheesy theme manage to score over Philip Glass vastly superior Kundun.What the hell is wrong with the Academy?