Annoying

Rating: Null/10 (27 February 2004)

Poor people are genuine, rich people are evil, selfish, and despicable--and they don't know how to party like folks in third class. Especially annoying was the exaggerated cartoon character villain played by Billy Zane. Bates' character (she always is a decent actress and this is no exception--hers was a better performance than DiCaprio's at least) is also used to get in a cheap shot at making a social statement. Maybe I am completely out in the weeds and rich people during this period in time were really that grotesque. I don't believe that though.
On the flip side are good production and historical cinematography. There was obviously lots of attention spent on detail and money spent on special effects--all commendable but not enough to counter the annoying political subtext.