An overlong, gigantic mammoth of a film

Rating: 2/10 (9 January 1999)

The never-ending story, or, how to take Roy Ward Baker's film on the subject and remaking it without fantasy but with lots of money. A real insult for the viewer's intelligence and for the victims of this tragedy. One of those cases, like Gone with the Wind, in which masses of people are taken for inexplicable reasons in the absent vision of a narcissistic director. Two hour and a half of absolute boredom, rescued by the wonderful sinking. The script seems to be done by a 12 year old kid: maybe that's the reason why kids loved it that much. Besides, Kate Winslet is too old looking for plausibly falling in love with a spoiled brat like Di Caprio appears to be, no matter how he's dressed (he never, ever ever seems like the charming artist vagrant he declares to be). Mr. Cameron, you're a damned lucky guy, but I preferred you when you did Terminator!