Josh Lucas

Kurt Russell

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Richard Dreyfuss

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Mía Maestro

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Freddy Rodríguez

Jimmy Bennett

Fergie

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Kirk B.R. Woller

Kelly McNair

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David Reivers

Gordon Thomson

Jan Munroe

Caroline Lagerfelt

Jesse Henecke

Kimberly Patterson

D. Anthony Boone

David Dittmer

Andy Deal

Valerie Azlynn

Carrie Frymer

Beverly Overstreet

Vincent De Paul

Rachel Vander Woude

Jennifer Sciole

Jenae Altschwager

Aliane Baquerot

Ali Chen

Abra Chouinard

Kate Clarke

Anna De Castro

Menina Fortunato

Kyra Kiener

Abbey Skinner

Adam Jones

Jordi Caballero

Juliette Tinelle Ollie

Duncan Henderson

Robert Gould

Wolfgang Petersen

Peter Honess

Sheila Allen

Michael K. Bauer

Ben Waisbren

Jane Jenkins

Klaus Badelt

Mike Fleiss

John Seale

William Sandell

Akiva Goldsman

Janet Hirshenson

Michelle Lewitt

Mark Protosevich

Erica Edell Phillips

Kevin Burns

Mike Mansbridge

Paul Gallico

Dick Bernstein

Heidi Pascoe

Joanna Shelmidine

Bevin Kaye

Bonnie Morgan

Zack Duhame

Gloria O'Brien

Peter Epstein

Keith Campbell

Jeremy Fry

Chris Howell

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Mickey Giacomazzi

Miranda Garrison

Joakim Arnesson

Karin Silvestri

Heidi Moneymaker

John Casino

Robin Bonaccorsi

Jeannie Epper

Eurlyne Epper

Sophia Crawford

Annie Ellis

Jennifer Caputo

Meegan E. Godfrey

Katie Rowe

Regina Bailey

Laura Albert

Joni Avery

Eliza Coleman

Jane Austin

Tad Griffith

Oakley Lehman

Deborah L. Mazor

Merritt Yohnka

Gina Mari

Al Goto

Rick Miller

Nicole Surels

Richard Epper

Rick Avery

Bob Yerkes

Jeff Brockton

Kurt D. Lott

Kerry Rossall

Gilbert Rosales

Lori Seaman

Jane Oshita

Helena Barrett

Diana R. Lupo

Kofi Elam

Sonia Izzolena

Michael Hugghins

Buck McDancer

Dane Farwell

Nicola C. Hindshaw

Michele Waitman

Matt Baker

Henry Kingi Jr.

Dana Reed

Matthew Taylor

Leigh Hennessy

Terry Jackson

Theo Kypri

Jodi Lyn Brockton

Cheryl Lawson

Brian Avery

Steve Upton

Darlene Ava Williams

Chris Palermo

Richard Lee Warren

Caryn Mower

James M. Churchman

Chino Binamo

Danny Downey

Bridgett Riley

Davey Thompson

Nicole Randall

Adventure

Action

Drama

Thriller

Poseidon

Virtual Studios

Radiant Productions

Next Entertainment

Irwin Allen Productions

Synthesis Entertainment

Warner Bros. Pictures

United States of America

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

Decided to give this one another shot, last time was probably when it came out on DVD. Didn't think much of it then and while it's nothing great and the CGI was spotty at times, I still thought it was fairly entertaining if not just another throwaway movie with not much of a lasting effect. On the one hand I can appreciate they didn't bother much with character development and giving us backstories that nobody gives two shits about, but on the other when a few eventually get killed, you really don't care either. Even so, albeit a pointless adaptation (why not just watch the 1972 classic?), it's still fine. **3.0/5**