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Waterworld (1995)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:19

Rotten:28

Average Rating:5.1/10

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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Reviews for Waterworld

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out
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Regardless of faults, I embrace Waterworld as the pure matinee escapism it was intended to be, readily devouring the sci-fi excitement both Reynolds and Costner are happy to dish up.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
10/30/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

While it is true that time, and the obsessive culture of the Internet, has lessened Waterworld's "Fishtar" reputation to some extent, this is still one massively flawed film.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
10/22/09
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

actually pretty good

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
07/12/09
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Variety
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Waterworld drowned in bad buzz during its theatrical release. It deserves a better fate.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
11/06/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

I had no idea what the characters were thinking half the time, but I had an excellent idea what they were feeling, physically.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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04/04/06
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

No review available.

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06/27/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Film Threat

No review available.

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02/15/05
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

No review available.

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02/03/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

No review available.

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01/31/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Nowhere close to as bad as its reputation

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01/19/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

No review available.

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08/08/04
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com

No review available.

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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

No review available.

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04/26/04
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Fame swelled Costner's head.

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02/12/04
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

No review available.

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02/11/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Nearly $200 million down the drain, and you get this astonishingly mediocre action wannabe-epic.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
02/05/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
 
 
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