Ben
Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0
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Poseidon—ocean disaster film—seems
determined to capitalize on some of the faults in the original film, The Poseidon Adventure, while
adding a few faults of its own. The love drama scenes are heavily loaded as are the scenes with women overreacting to the point of 'enough already!' Acting is under par throughout the movie. The scene
where Robert Ramsey (Kurt Russell) and his daughter’s boyfriend Christian (Mike
Vogel) are working out the details of who will take the death plunge seem
almost comedic. The moral of this
story is that: if you can make it out of a sinking ship, you need to rescue as many
people as you can, unless you operate on a different ethics level as when Architect Richard Nelson (Richard
Dreyfuss) sacrifices pleading man, Waiter Marco Valentin (Freddy Rodriguez).
Of course, in the non-thinking moment when more panic presents itself than rational thinking, anything may be possible and that is
definitely one of the scriptwriter’s many options for resolving tough situations.
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
A ship begins to sink and people desperately endeavor to survive.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Wolfgang Petersen for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Sheila Allen, Jon Jashni, Ben Waisbren,
and Kevin Burns for making the movie possible. Additional characters/cast
include: Dylan Johns (Josh Lucas), Maggie James (Jacinda Barrett), Jennifer
Ramsey (Emmy Rossum), Elena Morales (Mia Maestro), and Lucky Larry (Kevin
Dillon).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. While the computer graphics are terrific, between two story choices, see the original film,
The Poseidon Adventure, for greater entertainment satisfaction coupled with realistic human cooperation for survival.
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