Review of Poseidon (2006) by Filipeneto — 30 Dec 2018

This movie is a remake of another, older film about a luxury ship that turns on the high seas, because of a giant wave. Of course, it is a killing that tries to escape a small group where the heroes are, in what appears to be the most risky of plans: to go out into the open air by the bottom of the ship.

Technically, the film is much more evolved than its predecessor. Times are different, the ways to achieve visual and special effects have evolved. It's normal. The film raises a question of CGI and effects, visual and sound, as it happens with the majority of the films of catastrophes. The cinematography is careful and the scenery of the ship, with all its beauty and grandeur (even when destroyed), is impressive and the whole film is a race against sea water, which is always on the trail of the characters ... but basically That's it!

The oldest film, a 1972 classic, can still be better. It does not have the grandeur of digital effects but it makes up for everything else. To make matters worse, the new movie can not bring anything new, completely copy the previous story. As for the cast, it plays a satisfying role, but it does not shine. The characters do not have as much depth as in the first film, but the constant sense of danger allows the audience to sympathize with all of them. Josh Lucas is pretty good, but his character, initially unpleasant and somewhat arrogant, may prevent some audiences from building empathy. Kurt Russell is exactly the opposite, and we sympathize with him soon, but he is not at his best here because of the lack of material that the actor can work on. Richard Dreyfuss did well on a nice but minor character and Emmy Rossum tried to be more than just a damsel in distress.