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"Between the razzle-dazzle special effects, sumptuous sets and genuinely affecting performances by romantic leads DiCaprio and Winslet, Titanic is as big a blockbuster as its name implies."
"DiCaprio and Winslet both deliver star-making performances. In supporting roles, Kathy Bates is a delight as the unsinkable Molly Brown, while Stuart, a minor movie star back in the '30s and '40s, glows."
"...before the iceberg slices open the starboard side, some compelling romantic fiction is in order. Here the film fails utterly."
"Ultimately, Titanic will sail or sink not on its budget but on its merits as drama and spectacle. The regretful verdict here: Dead in the water. "
"James Cameron's recreation of the 1912 sinking of the 'unsinkable' liner is one of the most magnificent pieces of serious popular entertainment ever to emanate from Hollywood."
"...it is an intimate epic with a moving and resonant love story at its core."
"On board the salvage ship is the narrator, 101-year-old Rose, played with haunting grace, humor and wisdom by 87-year-old Gloria Stuart."
"James Cameron's 194-minute, $200 million film of the tragic voyage is in the tradition of the great Hollywood epics. It is flawlessly crafted, intelligently constructed, strongly acted and spellbinding."
"I found myself convinced by both the story and the saga."
"Even the villain, played by Zane, reveals a human element at a crucial moment (despite everything, damn it all, he does love the girl)."
"Titanic is the first spectacle in decades that honestly invites comparison to Gone With the Wind"
"DiCaprio and Winslet both give such powerful performances that they compel belief in the most extreme situations. That's what makes this movie so romantic; the idea that, in the midst of this tumult, two lovers and their battle to stay together for one hour more are all that really matters."
This Titanic arrives at its destination. A spectacular demonstration of what modern technology can contribute to dramatic storytelling..."
"Paramount should replace that white mountain in its logo with an iceberg...not only will James Cameron's formidable cinematic vessel sail sensationally on domestic waters but...will propel blockbuster results around the world."
"Titanic plumbs personal and philosophical story depths not usually found in event-scale movies."
