The casting director managed to enlist just about every youg startlet that has caught my eye lately. This was pretty effective in distracting me from the shortcomings of this pre-summer thrill ride. I was disappointed to see the beauty from Alias (Mia Maestro) portrayed as such a wimp. The gal from Day After Tomorrow (Emmy Rossum) was radiant as ever but had a poorly developed character, as did all of the cast. The opening sequence was probably the highlight of the show (ala Titanic). If Poseidon were an hour longer it may have had enough time for character development to be memorable. It was of course doomed without the likes of Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine.
p.s. Oops, almost forgot to mention that Poseidon is distributed on IMAX screens. It won't help the character development but that may become even less important. The opening sequence is probably INCREDIBLE.
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