Summary
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.
Cast
Josh Lucas
Dylan Johns
Kurt Russell
Robert Ramsey
Jacinda Barrett
Maggie James
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Nelson
Emmy Rossum
Jennifer Ramsey
Mía Maestro
Elena
Mike Vogel
Christian
Kevin Dillon
Lucky Larry
Freddy Rodríguez
Valentin
Jimmy Bennett
Conor James
Fergie
Gloria
Andre Braugher
Captain Bradford
Kirk B.R. Woller
Chief Officer Reynolds
Kelly McNair
Emily
Gabriel Jarret
1st Officer Chapman
David Reivers
John
Gordon Thomson
Jay
Jan Munroe
Nick
Caroline Lagerfelt
Mary
Jesse Henecke
Security Officer
Kimberly Patterson
Poker Dealer
D. Anthony Boone
Deejay
David Dittmer
Nightclub Hotty
Andy Deal
Wine Steward
Valerie Azlynn
Passenger #1
Carrie Frymer
Passenger #2
Beverly Overstreet
Passenger #3
Vincent De Paul
Passenger #4
Rachel Vander Woude
Woman on Cell
Jennifer Sciole
Passenger #5 (uncredited)
Jenae Altschwager
Crying Girl (uncredited)
Aliane Baquerot
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Ali Chen
Champagne Waitress (uncredited)
Abra Chouinard
Waitress (uncredited)
Kate Clarke
Doctor Anderson (uncredited)
Anna De Castro
Club Dancer (uncredited)
Menina Fortunato
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Kyra Kiener
Dying Woman (uncredited)
Abbey Skinner
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Adam Jones
Bearded Businessman (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Novel
Paul Gallico
Screenplay
Mark Protosevich
Reviews
John Chard
January 12, 2020
6
I wouldn't put a lot of faith on what the captain says. I'm an architect, and these boats weren't designed to float upside down.
After playing water games with "The Perfect Storm" six years previously, director Wolfgang Petersen returns to the water to reimage 1972's "The Poseidon Adventure" (novel by Paul Gallico). Story essentially finds a cruise liner capsized by chaotic weather and survivors try to make their way out of an upside world before the boat either sinks or the inrushing water drowns them.
The original is one of the highlights of the disaster genre that burst forth in the 1970s, so it really didn't need remaking, but Hollywood insists on remaking old films for cash cow purpose. As it is, this is hardly a terrible movie, it lacks character development, the plot is stripped bare without any additional depth, and ultimately it's the CGI effects (that do work handsomely enough and were Oscar Nominated) that carries the picture to just above average status.
Hardly a must see disaster film but enough excitement and suspense to make it a dent time waster for fans of the genre. 6/10
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