The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

The adventure and suspense that takes place on an overturned cruise liner in this 1972 movie falls flat for this viewer. On the boat there was star power aplenty but even Gene Hackman, and Ernest Borgnine were less than impressive in their performances (not to mention how one dimensional Red Buttons was...and the serious tone of Leslie Nielsen). Around the hour and half point they did begin yelling at each other, but by then it was too late and beyond predictable. Tedious and Predictable wrap this movie up nicely. The story had promise but the star power was just flat, and not well developed. 1 1/2 stars