Proof enough that P.T. Barnum was right.

Rating: 5/10 (16 December 2001)

Yes, he was right. There is one s____r born every minute. This movie proves that enough of those were born to carry this waste of celluloid to $1.6 billion dollars in gross earnings.
"Waste of celluloid"? No, wait. That's a gross exaggeration. Actually, you could snip out all the scenes with Leonardo diCaprio and Kate Winslet, shorten the sinking scenes by 1/2, add some historical characters, and end up with a glorious 1 1/2 - 2 hour movie. Because, as it is, this movie is a gross slap on the face of all those who lost their lives on that ship, who seemingly died so that Kate Winslet could "live her life to the fullest extent".
The movie, well, it's unwatchable. Completely, totally unwatchable as it is. That is, if you are not a 15 year old girl with a crush on diCaprio. For the rest of us, the movie drags incredibly slowly. Honestly, I only wanted for the thing to start sinking after the first hour.
OTOH, the sinking scenes are terrific. Way above average. Very, very good. But what's the use of those scenes when you have to endure the pain of 1 1/2 hours of romantic nonsense? Especially when there is absolutely NO chemistry between the main characters.
I have another idea. Steal some scenes from "A Night to Remember", cut the sinking scenes from "Titanic", and make a new movie. That would be good.... but no hordes of screaming girls would attend the movie, so no box office records could be made, so no Hollywood director would attempt to do it.

That is the real tragedy.