
The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon.... (Full plot summary below)
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The polar ice caps have melted, and the earth is covered by water. The remaining people travel the seas, in search of survival. Several different societies exist. The Mariner falls from his customary and solitary existence into having to care for a woman and a young girl while being pursued by the evil forces of the Deacon.
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| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeWaterworld is the movie that didn't happen. Which is a roundabout way of saying that the infamous Universal film is very good, damn good -- not great, mind you, but rousing and continually entertaining. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkA two hour aquatic pursuit pic with bruising stunts, fun-to-watch performances, a dozen good chortles and imposing Panavision renderings of post-apocalyptic crud, Waterworld clearly has the makings of a cult movie. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe script doesn't do a great job with either the spiritual or the physical trek, but the spectacular action sequences occur with enough regularity that strong writing isn't necessary to keep Waterworld afloat. |
| Film Written MagazineAndrew HoweIt's not $200 million of entertainment, but a dead loss is one thing it definitely ain't. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesI had no idea what the characters were thinking half the time, but I had an excellent idea what they were feeling, physically. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonCostner's surfer-bum affectlessness works here; he turns the Mariner into the world's most jaded lifeguard. |
| Little White LiesAnton BitelThat Costner's antihero should be so fundamentally dislikable is entirely acceptable - after all, the Mariner's arc makes him an eternal outsider... - but that he should also be deadly dull is less so |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovNowhere near the Hollywood disaster that was foretold, Waterworld is a near-model summer fantasy: two hours and 21 minutes of loud, expansive fun. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonIf the story seems a little waterlogged, it's still big, loud, and fun to watch. |
| Backseat MafiaRob AldamThe unfairly maligned Kostner vehicle is much better than its reputation |