poor casting of some fine actor in the wrong role . movie have some great moment in it and mainly where they actually follow the novel . unfortunately and this film chop out most of the action that be in the novel and and several key character . congresswoman loren smith and mia . al giordino and mia . navy seal and mia . russian spy on board the titanic after it be raise and mia . titanic adrift in a storm with russian spetznaz on board titanic during the storm and mia . the long and boring stretch of this movie that be waste on underwater submersible look for the titanic could have be use for some of the real action that be in the novel . any 1st year film school student could easily edit out 30 minute of waste from this poorly produce film . it be a great novel and and the movie could have be great and launch a series of clive cussler or dirk pitt movie . but this film be poorly make and and the more recent actual discover of the broken titanic wipe out any second chance for turn this fine novel into a movie again . this film be such a disaster and that novelist clive cussler refuse to consider any more of his novel for film and for many year . finally and matthew mccougnahy talk him into it . mm be both play dirk pitt and an exucutive producer for the film sahara . excellently do . that be the first of a 3 movie deal that clive cussler sell . clive maintain final veto power of much of the deal and a lesson sorely learn from raise the titanic . i can not remember what the other 2 novel be that make up that deal . hopefully and we will see them soon . dirk pitt novel always have have the potential to give u a uniquely american action hero movie series ( sort of modern indiana jones or james bond ) . it be a shame that british actor ( rip ) richard jordan be mis cast for the role in raise the titanic . final little side note . raise the titanic be not the first clive cussler or dirk pitt novel . it be precede by a couple of year by the mediterranean caper . that be the short of these novel and and in my humble opinion the best write . it would make a great movie even today .