With 13 passenger decks the Poseiden is One of the finest vessels of its kind.
It's New Year's Eve and the ship is at sea in the North Atlantic.
Tonight, many of the ship's guests have gathered in the Main Ballroom.
Captain Bradford (Andre Braugher) delivers a holiday toast, but
on the bridge, the Chief Officer senses that something is wrong.
He sees a monstrous wall of water over one hundred feet high.
The ship is beginning to sink, One man, professional gambler Dylan Johns
(Josh Lucas ),
prefers to test the odds alone and tires to escape.