Thank goodness it sank

Rating: Null/10 (24 April 2002)

I'm sorry - was I the only girl alive who really couldn't see what all the fuss was about? Soppy, dippy, wet (and that was just L DiC) and the plot had me cringing in my seat.
The thing is,I'm usually a sucker for romantic tragedies, but something about this one really grated. It was too polished, too oh-look-at-me-with-our-3-million-dollar-special-effects, to actually care about the development of the characters, or the plot. LDC & KW are never given a chance to emotivate their characters, and really they became so annoying by the end that I was just wanting him to die and get it over with.
The bits I did find moving were the sinking scenes - the doomed mother & kids, the old couple, and the band who just kept playing as the ship sank. However, the atrocious 'don't let go' love/death scene ruined any sentimental feeling that I might have been persuaded to cultivate. I really advise you not to see this film unless you can't find anything better to do with the small hours of Monday morning.