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      Poseidon

      2006, Adventure/Action, 1h 38m

      204 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      This remake of The Poseidon Adventure delivers dazzling special effects. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that any of the budget was left over to devote to the script. Read critic reviews

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      After a huge tidal wave capsizes a luxury liner in the North Atlantic, individual survivors (Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Jacinda Barrett) band together and traverse a hazardous upside-down maze that they hope will take them to safety. As the wrecked vessel fills with water, the survivors must call on hidden strengths and skills to face the fight of their lives.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Peril|Intense Sequences of Disaster)

      • Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Wolfgang Petersen

      • Producer: Wolfgang Petersen, Duncan Henderson, Akiva Goldsman, Mike Fleiss

      • Writer: Mark Protosevich

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $60.7M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Warner Bros.

      • Production Co: Warner Brothers, Next Entertainment Inc., Virtual Studios

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Josh Lucas
      Kurt Russell
      Jacinda Barrett
      Richard Dreyfuss
      Emmy Rossum
      Mía Maestro
      Mike Vogel
      Kevin Dillon
      Freddy Rodríguez
      Jimmy Bennett
      Andre Braugher
      Kirk B.R. Woller
      Fergie
      Sheila Allen
      Kevin Burns
      Jon Jashni
      Ben Waisbren
      Klaus Badelt
      John Seale
      Peter Honess
      William Sandell
      Mike Mansbridge
      Kevin Ishioka

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      • Jan 01, 2019

        Its trashy in less fun ways then the original. Petersen is so great at staging action, but without a decent script he's completely lost.

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      • Dec 27, 2012

        Robert Ramsey: You know, there's nothing fair about who lives and dies. You gave Elena a chance. You gave everybody a chance.  "Mayday" Poseidon is one of those disaster movies that worries about visual effects over actual human interaction or feeling. Most of the movies that fill this genre are like Poseidon in that regard and that's where the problem lies in most of them. So visual effects and big action sequences must take over and propel the movie to watchable in order to find entertainment in it. Movies like 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow are examples of disaster movies that work despite not having a great human element involved. Poseidon's cool effects and big water scenes make the movie watchable, but nothing more. A ship is flipped by a huge rouge wave. When the captain of the ship tells everyone to stay in lobby and promises them safety, a small group of passengers rebel and leave the group. They begin to make their way up the ship to the bottom of the ship, which is now the top. Along the way, they have to deal with fires, water, and narrow spaces. It basically winds up being close call after close call, and every once in awhile a character will drop off. The cast isn't too bad here. Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfus, and Emmy Rossum make for decent main characters. The supporting cast that is assembled around them isn't terrible either. The movie isn't really about acting though, it's about the visuals and the visuals don't disappoint. Where the movie disappoints is when the actors actually have to speak to one another and we have to listen to their dumbed down dialogue.  Overall, I'm pretty much indifferent on this one. I don't necessarily like it nor do I dislike it. It's one of those movies where I just can't form a true opinion on it. I realize it's not a great movie, but I also won't blast it like just about every one else. I'm just going to put myself directly in the middle on this one.

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      • Aug 28, 2012

        It looks great and the concept is pretty cool (what happens when you turn a massive cruise ship upside down?), but at the end of the day, it's a generic disaster/survival flick. The sequences when the wave hits the ship and it turns upside down is a pretty amazing feat of technology, but after that, the movie sinks. It's just a handful of passengers trying to avoid drowning as they go from one level of the ship to the next. The ending is incredibly predictable. It's not that Poseidon is bad, there's just nothing great about it.

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      • Jan 04, 2012

        Poseidon is a high energy action/thriller that's full of adventure. When a rogue wave capsizes a cruise ship a fierce struggle for survival begins. As a disaster film, Poseidon relies heavily on special effects; and the effects are amazing. But the film's not all effects, Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, and Emmy Rossum all deliver solid performances and create interesting, compelling characters that enrich the story. The Poseidon Adventure is a hard film to live up to, but this remake is every bit as suspenseful and thrilling. Poseidon is a fun and exciting film that's entertaining from start to finish.

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