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Rating: 1/10 (18 February 2005)

This movie was the most disappointing case of over-hype ever! Could a plot be any flimsier? Could characters be ANY more cardboard? Could you imagine a more pathetic excuse for "chemistry?"
Imagine every cliché EVER CONCEIVED, combine them with a big ship sinking on a zillion dollar special effects budget, throw in pseudo-diva Celine Dion's lame tune and you've got "Titanic."
God, I wanted Leonardo to die! He's the overdone tragic poor boy "artist" (this gives him an excuse for the drawn-out (no pun intended!) gratuitous nude portrait scene of Kate Winslet later - really. That's the only reason he's an "artist").)
All the rich people are bad! (Except her, of course. She's supposed to be redeemed from her wealth by her "love??" for him.) But there's zero chemistry - nudity and (God, how tacky!) fogged-up windows.
Consequently, all the poor people are good!
Thank you, Titanic, for simplifying the goodness or badness of any given individual simply by their financial statuses!
I wanted everyone to die. It's the only way to justify the lost hours of my life that went into viewing this pathetic work of pseudo-art? Lifetimey "based on true incidents" crap.
Really, don't bother. It's not a timeless classic; it's dumbed-down faux romance in the midst of tragedy drivel. Spend money on the script, not the special effects, for God's sake! This is worse than a Lifetime movie of the week. I've seen after-school specials with more depth. Infomercials, even!