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Waterworld (1995)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:6

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: Though it suffered from toxic buzz at the time of its release, Waterworld is ultimately an ambitious misfire: an extravagant sci-fi flick with some decent moments and a lot of silly ones.

Runtime: 5 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The future has arrived, and it brings a world composed entirely of water, due to the melting of the polar ice caps. In this desperate society one must distill one's own urine for drinking water,... The future has arrived, and it brings a world composed entirely of water, due to the melting of the polar ice caps. In this desperate society one must distill one's own urine for drinking water, and land is only a myth people dream of. Roaming the high seas is the Mariner, a surly, selfish man/fish mutant with no name. But his loner existence changes when a woman named Helen and an orphaned girl named Enola save his life, and the Mariner reluctantly agrees to take them along with him. At first the Mariner has a rocky relationship with his two passengers; then he realizes that the tattoo on Enola's back is a map leading to the never-seen "Dryland". But as the trio struggles to decipher the map, they must also try to escape a band of filthy, reckless thugs known as "Smokers", led by the maniacal, one-eyed Deacon. Then the Smokers kidnap Enola, turning the Mariner into a one-man killing machine desperate to rescue his human map. And only if he succeeds will they ever know the feel of solid ground beneath their feet. [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino

Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter

Director: Kevin Reynolds

Director: Kevin Reynolds
Screenwriter: Peter Rader, David Twohy
Producer: Charles Gordon
Composer: Mark Isham

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Oct 20, 2009

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  • Widescreen - 1.85

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New York Times
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It's a genuine vault at greatness that misses the mark -- but survives.

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06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
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San Francisco Chronicle
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A moderately successful guy's movie with both weak and strong elements where lots of things are brilliantly blown up and few things make any kind of sense.

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Kenneth Turan
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Los Angeles Times
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If the story seems a little waterlogged, it's still big, loud, and fun to watch.

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Desson Thomson
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In the tradition of the old Westerns and Mel Gibson's Road Warrior flicks, this film provides good escapist fun.

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James Berardinelli
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Has the makings of a cult movie.

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Waterworld isn't Fishtar, but Kevin Costner's pricey, post-apocalyptic sloshbuckler isn't a seafaring classic either.

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Rita Kempley
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It's one of those marginal pictures you're not unhappy to have seen, but can't quite recommend.

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