Fresh
It's a genuine vault at greatness that misses the mark -- but survives.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Waterworld
Beyond the horizon lies the secret to a new beginning.
1995 · 2h 15m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
,
Kevin Costner
Overview
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
59%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Waterworld isn't Fishtar, but Kevin Costner's pricey, post-apocalyptic sloshbuckler isn't a seafaring classic either.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
In the tradition of the old Westerns and Mel Gibson's Road Warrior flicks, this film provides good escapist fun.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
It's one of those marginal pictures you're not unhappy to have seen, but can't quite recommend.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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