what was the point of this

Rating: 1/10 (4 April 1999)

I must admit, as a movie buff, that this was the worst piece of sap-o-rama ever the "grace" the screen. I mean, What was the point? It was about two little spoiled kids running around on some stupid boat saying stuff like "I'll never let go". Come on!! The romantic side of it was so contrived it felt like I was being choked as I watched it. None of the characters were even half-way decent, and all the actors were just a waste (Leo Dicaprio is a loser) the boat was the main character, and the iceberg was the supporting actor/bad guy. Towards the end of the movie, I was hoping the boat would just sink already just to put me out of my misery. When Kate Winslet was threatening to throw herself overboard, I was on the edge of my seat yelling "Jump! Do it, Jump!" James Cameron uses the death of a thousand innocent people in an attempt to illicit some emotion out of the audience, since the characters of the movie can't do it. The only redeeming quality of the whole film was Kathy Bates, but even she couldn't save this boat from sinking. Let's face it, the only reason there is to watch this movie is if you got a couple of hours to kill and your dentist can't give you a root canal just right now, but you want to prepare yourself for the pain.