With the humor and sidebars so underwhelming, all that's left to hold your attention is the transparent central love story which makes you wait 90 minutes for a happily - ever - after ending you saw coming practically from the opening credits. (kamwilliams.com)
But it's the soaring central love story that makes the film sing: this is an old - school romance, all lingering glances and bold declarations, petticoats, pouting and heaving machismo. (timeout.com)
Titanic - The central love story is deliciously syrupy, as crowd - pleasing as its inevitable show - stopping finish that, despite said inevitability, is a reality we don't want to face: What if Billy Zane survives? (filmfreakcentral.net)