I first saw Waterworld in the theatre a few years ago - and I didn't like it. I gave it a second chance last night on TV and I still didn't like it. ... and I'm not even sure why. The premise is interesting - Mad Max on water, with many ideas seemingly lifted from "Pandora" by Frank Herbert, ecological themes...
I don't know what went wrong, probably the script, or direction, or both. See, Kevin and his passengers are dead serious while the smokers are cartoony (and downright funny). It's like trying to mix two genres in the same movie.
Then, it's impossible to like Kevin's character, and this is probably the deepest flaw. In an action movie you want to relate to the hero and want him/her to succeed. Mind you, this isn't an intellectual movie, with complex personalities, where characters are more than just good/evil. Kevin the seaman is not complex, he's just dull.
You can't even laugh at this movie. 4 out of 10.
I don't know what went wrong, probably the script, or direction, or both. See, Kevin and his passengers are dead serious while the smokers are cartoony (and downright funny). It's like trying to mix two genres in the same movie.
Then, it's impossible to like Kevin's character, and this is probably the deepest flaw. In an action movie you want to relate to the hero and want him/her to succeed. Mind you, this isn't an intellectual movie, with complex personalities, where characters are more than just good/evil. Kevin the seaman is not complex, he's just dull.
You can't even laugh at this movie. 4 out of 10.