Your usual James Cameron movie - all style, no substance

Rating: 4/10 (18 April 2016)

A typical James Cameron movie, i.e. all style, no substance, and excruciatingly long.
Plot is basic - love story set against the Titanic tragedy, that's it. Just basically drifts for 3.25 hours around that central plot. The direction is all about the amazing special effects, another Cameron trademark.
On the plus side, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are excellent in the lead roles, and their interaction is spot-on. This movie pretty much launched their careers (well, in DiCaprio's case, shifted it up several notches).