Poseidon
Directed by Wolfgang
Peterson
Starring Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Mia Maestro, Jacinda
Barrett, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Stacy Ferguson
Poseidon
is typical summer fodder in every sense. Not a bad movie
though. It gets better after a rocky start.
It was kinda weird, sitting in a cinema with a few friends
waiting to see a summer disaster movie and all around us
were old people. Not old, but definitely older than all of
us. I don't think any of us have seen the original The
Poseidon Adventure, but I bet nearly everyone else
in the theater had.
Poseidon is a short movie. It runs for only 98 minutes and
it seems to me that they could've taken 10 extra minutes at
the beginning of the film to add some character development
and setting development. To clarify, we know what the
setting is, but maybe we should've been able to see a little
more of it before it was turned upside down and flooded.
Mia Maestro was our favorite in the movie.
We're glad she had such a big role. Her character was
probably developed more than anyone else's, but that's not
saying much.
The acting is, well, like you would expect. But the cast is
pretty decent. Alot of young up-and-comers; Mia, Emmy
Rossum, Mike Vogel, Jacinda Barrett and Josh
Lucas. Josh Lucas has been enjoying a pretty good
run lately. After all, nearly anything is an improvement
upon Stealth. A few old-timers such as Richard
Dreyfuss and Kurt Russell don't
hurt either. Not to mention, the "acting"
"debut" of Stacy "Fergie"
Ferguson from the Black Eyed Peas.
We have to admit, our favorite part of the whole movie was
when the boat starts to tip from the impact of the wave and
you see Fergie slip off the stage and slide down the floor
in her dress. It is wonderful cinema.
The impact sequence is pretty spectacular. Very detailed...
you see a lot of people getting crushed, getting burned,
falling, drowning, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. The budget
was even bigger than the boat. Wolfgang Peterson is
no stranger to big budgets and big details.
All in all, not a bad movie. It's not quite up there with
fellow disaster flick, The Day After Tomorrow.
Well, maybe it is.
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