Yes, the script is a bit soggy, yes, the two leads are eye candy, yes, this is still a stunning film. *****

Rating: 9/10 (7 February 2001)

OK, so the script is weak. OK, so the two leads are acknowledged as being very good looking. Do these two points detract from the overall quality of the film? Not really.
Being an aspiring screenwriter myself, I am usually the first to complain if the script is packed with corny lines. However, I class James Cameron as a maker of 'Event' movies, and for the purpose of big budget blockbusters all that really matters is that the script pushes all the right emotional buttons. This one does. Despite not being a consummate wordsmith, Jim knows how to manipulate an audience so that they're cryin' at the soppy parts and gaspin' at the thrilling bits. So, in that sense, any minor script faults don't really come into it.
What people also forget is that both Leo & Kate are actually good performers. Before this, Kate cut her acting teeth in weighty period adaptations like "Jude", and Leo did a good job of bringing his interpretation of one of the Bard's classic characters to the big screen.
This is, as I've said, an event movie, and they don't come much bigger in scale or scope.