The idea snowballs. Jay Mohr plays a journalist investigating the phenomenon. More character-driven than your average Disney animated feature, the film has the problem of having only one likeable character. On the plus side, no moral lesson is crammed down viewer's throats. The animation lacks specificity and there are few memorable sequences.
Sting provides the music.
Despite differences in age, race and personality, the pair forges a bond based on writing that enables them to face their respective struggles. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as a salvage diver who is challenged by racism, heartache and injury in his quest to achieve the rank of master diver. Robert De Niro plays the brutal, self-destructive instructor who learns some things about himself from his determined recruit. A plot twist late in the picture strains credulity. With Charlize Theron.