Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Josh Lucas | ... | Dylan Johns | |
Kurt Russell | ... | Robert Ramsey | |
Jacinda Barrett | ... | Maggie James | |
Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Richard Nelson | |
Emmy Rossum | ... | Jennifer Ramsey | |
Mía Maestro | ... | Elena Morales | |
Mike Vogel | ... | Christian | |
Kevin Dillon | ... | Lucky Larry | |
Freddy Rodríguez | ... | Marco Valentin | |
Jimmy Bennett | ... | Conor James | |
Fergie | ... | Gloria (as Stacy Ferguson) | |
Andre Braugher | ... | Captain Bradford | |
Kirk B.R. Woller | ... | Chief Officer Reynolds | |
Kelly McNair | ... | Emily | |
Gabriel Jarret | ... | 1st Officer Chapman |
It is New Year's Eve, and over 2,000 passengers & crew are ringing in the New Year aboard the huge cruise ship 'Poseidon' when it capsizes on the open sea in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean! A small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. Preferring to test the odds alone, career gambler Dylan Johns ignores captain's orders to wait below for possible rescue and sets out to find his own way to safety. What begins as a solo mission soon draws others, as Dylan is followed by a desperate father searching for his daughter and her fiancée--a young couple who hours before couldn't summon the courage to tell him they were engaged and now face much graver challenges. Along the way they are joined by a single mother and her wise-beyond-his-years son, an anxious stowaway and a despondent fellow passenger who boarded the ship not sure he wanted to live but now knows he doesn't want to die. Determined to fight their way to the surface, the group sets ... Written by Anthony Pereyra (hypersonic91yahoo.com)
The special effects in Poseidon were excellent, but there was a combination of unsatisfactory direction, acting, and editing. Don't get me wrong, some parts were award-worthy, but others were somewhat overacted and too dramatic.
One awarding moment was when the boy almost drown. I would have done exactly the same if I was his father (mother). Also when Kurt Russell began convulsing, i think it was very well acted.
I would get this movie on DVD. The synopsis is exciting and suspenseful. But, one thing my mother and I commented on... Titanic is 150% better!