What's sad is that this movie exists...

Rating: 1/10 (22 October 1998)

I went into this movie knowing what to expect. A long movie, with lots of special effects, and lots of action and romance. But I never thought I'd see such terrible acting, such terrible scriptwriting, and such terribly developed characters in this highly praised winner of several Academy Awards. Hollywood has turned to sensationalism, which isn't in itself bad, but it has turned its back on creativity. What really was great about this movie? Did it NEED to exist? Movies like Citizen Kane, or Ran, or Amadeus are movies that rejoice in the possibilities of human creativity. James Cameron made a movie that was filmed superbly with excellent special effects, but it is the product of money, not spirit. And in our confused world of today, the last thing we need is a fake Messiah dressed in glittering gold.