Don't be fooled by some misleading reviews, and uninformed assumptions...
Titanic is a great movie. Not only do we enjoy top-notch and breathtaking
special effects, as expected, but we are treated to a complex and elegant
love story with uniformly wonderful acting. James Cameron may have been
thought of as a low-brow action thriller type director by some, but not
for long... Titanic indisputably brings Cameron to the "A" list
of Hollywood directors.
The real Titanic lies 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada
and two-and-a-half miles under the ocean surface. The underwater shots of
the actual shipwreck (discernable as those where only one of the undersea
explorer vehicles are visible in the shot) are seamlessly integrated into
the movie and breathtakingly in their own right.
Leonardo
DiCaprio is a megastar of heretofore unprecedented proportions. As Cameron
points out, instead of just every teenage girl in the West wanting him,
the rest of the world will too. There is a thousand expressions in Leonardo's
every glance.
But Kate Winslet is the real surprise of the movie. (Rose DeWitt Bukater) As the tortured Ophelia in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of "Hamlet" she left no doubt about her acting prowess, but in Titanic, her compelling work actually upstages the billion dollar marine pyrotechnics. Victor Garber, (photo at left) seemingly missing since Godspell, reappears in a memorable way as the ship designer. See director James Cameron in QuickTime interview , or a film preview, or a cut from the soundtrack. Mediadome offers a complete Titanic resource page.
--AHB
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