Titanic is an overrated, boring film but gets good after 2 1/2 hours

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2015)

A lot of people like Titanic. Seeing it won 11 Oscar's and grossed over 1 billion dollars. I really did not care for this movie. It is long, boring and takes around 2 and a half hours for it to get good.
Titanic is an "ok" movie. Leo does a good job like he always does, portraying a poor man who falls in love with a rich girl. Kate Winslet in my opinion, was a bad choice. She tries her best to act rich and proper but fails in general. Near the end she improves her acting but still is very stale. Billy Zane in my opinion really shines out of the two leads. He does a good job portraying someone who is very sophisticated, but also shines in all the other parts, when he is jealous of Leo and Kate's characters.
What did I have wrong with the movie? It is so long. 3 hours and 14 minutes! It takes 2 1/2 hours for it to get to the iceberg alone. The first 30 minutes of the film, is Bill Paxton and his crew trying to find the blue diamond (whatever it's called). Then the next 2 hours, are back and forth between Leo and Kate. While watching the film, I found myself tapping my foot in boredom and wondering when is it gonna get good. I really could have cared less for the first 2 1/2 hours. Sure, there are a few good scenes here at there, but it takes so long for it to get to the good sequences.
Even thought this picture is long, I should give credit where credit is due. The visuals are stunning. After watching this more then 10 years later, I still can't tell that the ship and the scene where it breaks it in half to be fake, where I can when I watch things like The Matrix and Toy Story.
Also, the last hour of the film is really good. I really have nothing to complain about. Cameron did a good job. The ending is emotional but a little stupid. He could have fit on top of the wood, he did not really have to die.
Anyway, Titanic is long, boring but gets good near the end.
6/10