Poseidon
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A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
What critics thought
Poseidon is a technically polished disaster spectacle that critics found undermined by a thin script and underdeveloped characters. The special effects impressed, but reviewers broadly felt the film coasted on set-pieces alone, with little emotional investment to carry viewers through the wreckage. Audiences were somewhat warmer than critics, though neither group embraced it as a worthy successor to the 1972 original.
“Petersen's heart isn't in it. He is too wise a director to think this is first-rate material, and too good a director to turn it into enjoyable trash.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Wolfgang Petersen's large-scale liner moves reasonably well, though anyone with the faintest memory of its 1972 predecessor will wonder where most of the plot went, and the dialogue is so stilted it can honestly be said the less the better.”
Brian Lowry·Variety
“the cinematic equivalent of a Carnival Cruise.”
Jon Niccum·Lawrence Journal-World
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Wolfgang PetersenDirector
Josh LucasDylan Johns
Kurt RussellRobert Ramsey
Jacinda BarrettMaggie James
Richard DreyfussRichard Nelson
Emmy RossumJennifer Ramsey
Mía MaestroElena
Mike VogelChristian
Kevin DillonLucky Larry
Freddy RodríguezValentin
Jimmy BennettConor James
FergieGloria
Andre BraugherCaptain Bradford
Klaus BadeltComposer
Mark ProtosevichWriter
John SealeCinematographyPoseidon
A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
What critics thought
Poseidon is a technically polished disaster spectacle that critics found undermined by a thin script and underdeveloped characters. The special effects impressed, but reviewers broadly felt the film coasted on set-pieces alone, with little emotional investment to carry viewers through the wreckage. Audiences were somewhat warmer than critics, though neither group embraced it as a worthy successor to the 1972 original.
“Petersen's heart isn't in it. He is too wise a director to think this is first-rate material, and too good a director to turn it into enjoyable trash.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Wolfgang Petersen's large-scale liner moves reasonably well, though anyone with the faintest memory of its 1972 predecessor will wonder where most of the plot went, and the dialogue is so stilted it can honestly be said the less the better.”
Brian Lowry·Variety
“the cinematic equivalent of a Carnival Cruise.”
Jon Niccum·Lawrence Journal-World
Accolades
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Wolfgang PetersenDirectorJosh LucasDylan JohnsKurt RussellRobert RamseyJacinda BarrettMaggie JamesRichard DreyfussRichard NelsonEmmy RossumJennifer RamseyMía MaestroElenaMike VogelChristianKevin DillonLucky LarryFreddy RodríguezValentinJimmy BennettConor JamesFergieGloriaAndre BraugherCaptain BradfordKlaus BadeltComposerMark ProtosevichWriterJohn SealeCinematographyRent & Buy