Nicely written Dustin Elmore!
The following I posted @ various forums including IMDb ...
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Read the book again a few months ago and my wife and I just saw the movie last night!
First of all, many story element plot events are not in the movie and the major character backgrounds have been change, ... so don't expect it to be a faithful adaptation of Clive Cussler's book.
Movie Rating IMHO = 4 Stars out of 5
It's a Hollywood epic feeling, buddy film & the INTRO is literally a blast!!!** (no spoiler's here)
Some of the trailers show some, not all of the bomblastic highlights and that's good since the story unfolds with some unexpectations.
Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) and & Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) are, perfectly cast as the elite daring do team. The chemistry between Dirk and Al are believable and well played to the observed audience approval (& laughter) around us - Century THX Theater was 3/4+ full - late show staring 9:10pm.
My wife noted, and I agree that Dirk Pitt's character is not fully flushed out for those not familiar with Clive Cussler's books, but otherwise Matthew McConaughey did a very fine job!
I thought the other principal castings were A-OK, including Penelope Cruz (Dr. Eva Rojas).
At 2 hrs 7 mins., they covered the plots (trailer reveals those) in the story from beginning to end with efficiency while adding interesting side scene events in-between.
All-in-all, excellent pop-corn entertaining blockbuster movie.
**Music added to the action and I can't wait to get the DVD and really feel the LFE with my SVS 25-31PCi!!! 
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The pro-reviewer's are near 50/50 (Ebert gave it a thumbs-up) but so was "Hidalgo (3.5.04 $18.829 - Gross: $67.249)"!!!
ID-4 had a better pro-reviewer's AVG @ 60/40!!! - he-he!!!
I'll probably watch the movie again in a Cinema Theater before the DVD is released in 6 months or so, just to catch more of the buddy banter between Pitt & Giordino during the action sequence which was great! Hopefully this Theater will have a better sub with more floor moving impact!!!
Phil