A Titanic disappointment

Rating: 4/10 (26 June 1999)

Winner of 11 Academy Awards, 4 Golden Globes, $600+ in the US box office, Oscar nominations for stars Kate Winslet, and Gloria Stuart, several floods of hype, and took Leo DiCaprio to super super stardom. But, does all of this praise really go to show for a film that is essentially empty. To say the least I was very disappointed.
The acting was very laughable, Winslet's, and DiCaprio's characters displayed no chemistry whatsoever, Gloria Stuart's character displayed almost no emotion, and no one else in this film put forth a great effort for their character.
I think that the thing that really set me off was the relentless hype that followed this film around everywhere. If a film is going to be constantly hyped about, it had better be excellent, otherwise, it will suck.
Titanic is probably the worst "Best Picture" of the 1990's, and it seemed to have won by default. 1997 was a bad year for films, and Titanic just goes to show you that. It may be the most successful film ever made, but it is certainly not the best. I give this film a weak 2 out of 5 stars.