Spectacular but extremely overrated.

Rating: 5/10 (14 August 1999)

It seems that Cameron did a decent job of recreating the physical atmosphere of the ship. His attention to detail is noteworthy, but the movie is so overdone. Are we to believe that some extremely recognizable art works went down to the bottom with the rest of Rose's belongings? Is it really necessary to have Rose swimming through freezing water with what?, an axe in her teeth? Does the jilted fiance really have to start firing bullets at the height of the crisis? It is so easy to rattle off a number of pictures from 1997 that were so very much better, starting with "The Sweet Hereafter," "L. A. Confidential," "Good Will Hunting," and "As Good As It Gets." There are many more before we ever get to this one.