Rogue tidal wave broadsides cruise ship, flips it over, many drown…and a small group of passengers led by gambler Josh Lucas (thank God he’s not an activist priest) try to somehow maneuver their way out of the ship. Very cool. It’s just called Poseidon (Warner Bros., 5.12.06) because adding “adventure” would make it sound like a Magic Mountain ride (and the similarities between theme parks and dumb-ass mass-market movies are pronounced enough as it is). One viewing tells you (a) it’s going to play more realistically than the original, and (b) it’s going to be one of those rooting-for-more-people-to-die movies. I hate the concept of big cruise ships anyway, so this’ll be fun. Love that CG wave!
