it must be a sign of the emergence of hollywood’s more politically correct, sensitive side- that in this disaster film about a sinking ship with screaming women and gratuitous explosions they kept one of the odd characters alive till the end- as against the young, beautiful, white men and women who always seem so well put together in times of crisis. the specimen chosen to keep alive was an aging gay architect – probably because one such type had designed the director's mansion. the ones that they killed along the way included a lower class mexican waiter, a polish illegal immigrant, an alocoholic moustached new yorker and surprise, surprise – kurt russell as a father who sacrifices his life for his daughter’s love. aww..
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