Definitely Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 1999)

I do not understand what the hoopla was over this film; it was a decent movie that I would watch once, but I would never go back to see it again and again and again. I will not be renting this one on video because it is not worth watching it if you have already seen it. I think we all know what happens in the movie: a guy and a girl fall in love even though they are worlds apart, the boat begins to sink, do the lovers survive? Since the ending is already known without having to view it even once, I am curious to know what drew so many people to see it numerous times. The story-line was sometimes no better than one of those nickel romance books and perhaps that was what drew the audience it did? There was nothing spectacular about the acting; on the contrary, I found all of the performances, including Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, quite uninspired and boring. Leonardo DiCaprio does a much better job in This Boy's Life and Kate is wonderful in Sense and Sensibility. I think this movie is one of the most overrated films of '98 especially when L.A. Confidential was released in the same year.