An Odd Film in the James Cameron Canon

Rating: 7/10 (11 May 2015)

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat (Kate Winslet), expecting to be married to a rich claimant (Billy Zane) by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist (Leonardo DiCaprio) aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
The first thing that is really striking about this film is that it came from James Cameron, who is much better known for science fiction films like "Terminator", "Avatar" and "Aliens". He is not the first person that comes to mind when you think of historical fiction romances. And yet, he nailed it. "Titanic", despite its length of three hours, was a huge success and may have sold more VHS copies than any other movie.
But beyond the romance, this is actually a rather decent movie. I cannot say why, it is something hard to put one's finger on. Most likely, it has something to do with Billy Zane, who is more or less the greatest thing about the film.