Looks good but no originality

Rating: Null/10 (7 June 2000)

The film was well made but nothing worth applauding for. It does not have one creative bone in it. The whole thing is obvious from beginning to end and I am not talking about the well known fact that the ship sinks, I am referring to the exchange of the characters. The film is choking on stereotypes from begining to end. The acting is good only because the actors don´t have any hurtles to jump over. Mabye this is why the film made so much money, it is food for the masses. I did enjoy the realism of the desperate hours on the boat but outside of that it all sucks. If you did not like this movie then I recommend that you see Bigas Luna´s ``The Chambermaid of the Titanic´´, a much more original piece that does not put us through the typical paces. If you liked Titanic then you will not enjoy Bigas´ effort. I was so embarassed when the audience clapped at the end of Cameron´s long film. It only made me have to go to the bathroom, twice during the film, it was sooo long. And that was in France, and all of my friends were applauding for it at the Academy Awards with Celine Dion sang the overplayed ballad. Please avoid, if possible. I wish I had, but I have a wife, so that was a lost cause.