Overrated as a whole, but almost redeemned by an effective second half.

Rating: Null/10 (15 July 2000)

Titanic does not deserve all the praise and awards it has received. The love-story is simple, the characters cliched and the screenplay has many oversights.
However, it is impossible to deny the power of the film once the iceberg hits. The detail in the reactions of different characters to their impending deaths, how fate conspires against those who worked hardest to stay alive and the emotional impact of the thousands of deaths almost make up for a stupid opening hour and a half.
The last shot of the film, a camera moving through the titanic and into the dining room, where all the ship's dead victims have gathered, is amazing.