Special effects and not much else.

Rating: 6/10 (9 October 1999)

I guess I'm in the minority but I don't see what all the fuss is about. The special effects were spectacular but the death of 1500 people seemed incidental behind DiCaprio and Winslett's rather corny romance. Aristocrat girl, betrothed to the villain you love to hate, falls for the street-wise tramp (who looks years her junior.)
At least the producers got their facts straight and depicted the sinking accurately, but I can't see this film ageing gracefully when in years to come the 90's special effects lose their impact and our kids mock the mid-90's hairstyle DiCaprio sports in this film.