Didn't sink fast enough

Rating: 6/10 (3 December 1998)

"Look Fabrizio, look dolphins. And one of them has jumped out of the water".
At long last I watched this film with trepidation after hearing so many good things. It started off impressively enough but when I saw the dolphins scene I thought 'oh no, here we go - welcome to cliche world'.
However, putting aside a fairly ordinary love story this film had some good acting, impressive periodic detail and superb special effects. Unfortunately, I had to use the fast forward button on my remote after the first third of the film because I knew exactly what was going to happen in the middle (as with any other bog standard 'rich girl meets poor boy' love story). I couldn't wait to see how the ship was going to rest in its eternal bed under the sea.
And I wasn't disappointed. I could feel the agony of those poor people trying desperately to cling on to life. I almost cried when those b*****ds in the life boats didn't return to rescue the people in the water. And the special effects rated as the best I've seen in 1998 (remember I've only just seen it).
Conclusion: I gave it an eight out of ten for special effects but took away two points for going on a wee bit too long with an uninvolving love story. I don't rate this movie as one of my favourites but wasn't disappointed after watching it (as I usually am with many cliche'd movies). Definitely one to see.