Waterworld
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.
Critics Sentiment
The Mariner ignites the oil reserves destroying the Exxon Valdez
The Mariner is sentenced to drown in organic sludge
The film surges from the underwhelming drowning sentence sequence to the spectacular Smokers attack, gaining nearly 3 points as Dennis Hopper's villain and the action spectacle elevate the experience.
Waterworld follows a classic adventure arc that starts promisingly with strong world-building, dips during slower character moments and exposition, then builds to genuinely spectacular action sequences that critics consistently praised. The film peaks with the Exxon Valdez infiltration and explosion, widely regarded as masterful blockbuster filmmaking, before settling into a more subdued but satisfying conclusion at Dryland.
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Kevin Costner
Mariner
Dennis Hopper
Deacon
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Helen
Tina Majorino
Enola
R. D. Call
Enforcer
Gerard Murphy
Nord
Michael Jeter
Old Gregor
Rick Aviles
Gatesman
Kim Coates
Drifter
Chaim Jeraffi
Drifter
Sab Shimono
Elder
Zitto Kazann
Elder / Survivor
Rita Zohar
Atoller
Jack Black
Pilot
Zakes Mokae
Priam
Jack Kehler
Banker
Leonardo Cimino
Elder
Lanny Flaherty
Trader
Robert A. Silverman
Hydroholic
Henry Kapono Ka'aihue
Gatesman
Crew
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