Cameron lurks in the background, leaving the limelight to Apollo 13 star Bill Paxton, who narrates the film.

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Then last year, he directed the critically acclaimed film "A Simple Plan, " starring Billy Bob Thornton and Bill Paxton.

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These characters could be played by Bill Paxton and Chris Noth, among others.

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Bill Paxton and William Sadler play Arkansas firemen who follow a map to a stash fo priceless gold church relics in an East St.

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Instead, it is a nonstop adrenaline rush of action, intrigue and suspense, full of mercenaries, double crosses, one really cool dad (an under-used Bill Paxton) and a superstar in the making.

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In the early underwater scenes, when a robot-cam pokes around the wreck of the "Titanic, " with Bill Paxton and his team of hipster techies hovering in anticipation, the ocean debris flies right out at the audience.

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