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Poseidon (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Poseidon (2006) a score of 2.4405 out of 4

based on (324) reviews

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Excellent

(7)

Very Good

(197)

Good

(98)

Fair

(21)

Poor

(1)

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ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)

From Wolfgang Petersen's majestic 360-degree pan of the enormous modern-day luxury cruise ship that will be capsized by a 150-foot tidal wave to his deliberately caliginous closing shot, "Poseidon" is a nerve-wracking thrill ride....read the complete Poseidon (2006) review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)

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Entertainment Weekly

Nobody gets to decide whether to accept the mission in Poseidon or not; that's one of the many attractions of this excellently undemanding, swimmingly enjoyable remake of that perfectly glugging 1972 uh-oh classic, The Poseidon Adventure. No...read the complete Poseidon (2006) review at Entertainment Weekly

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Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)

In the plus column, Poseidon is a tightly-paced action movie that doesn’t depend too much on special effects for its thrills....read the complete Poseidon (2006) review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)

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Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)

Perhaps it was inevitable that Ronald Neame's 1972 disaster-at-sea nail-biter "The Poseidon Adventure" would eventually be remade, with more realistic (and more expensive) special effects. Today's Hollywood filmmakers -- specifically the re-makers --...read the complete Poseidon (2006) review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)