Am I the ONLY one who didn't care for this one?

Rating: 3/10 (4 December 1999)

Let me explain by picking this flick apart. Beginning: good, established the "characters" nicely, set a decent pace. It's all downhill from there, folks! Leonardo DiCaprio's performance could only be described as a poor imitation of a twelve year old doing a poor imitation of Clark Gable (he should at least be happy that I said they're names in the same sentence), and Kate Winslet was either too subdued or, well, way too subdued. Don't get me wrong, the beautiful costumes and lavvish sets were awe-inspiring. I do admire James Cameron's attention to detail. I also admire James Cameron's ability to direct an exciting action/adventure film, and therein lies the heart of the problem: this is not an action /adventure film. When the boat was sinking it played more like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Hypothermia than a tragedy of epic proportions, and the fact that the two leads didn't seem scared during the whole ordeal didn't help matters much. To be fair I did, however, enjoy the Band, the old couple in bed, the architect turning back the clock, the captain enduring the oncoming surge. Little things not big enough to save this big picture.
rent the Poseidon Adventure.