

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Reviews
βFor England, for home, and for the prize! Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is directed by Peter Weir, it stars Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin. It isβ¦β
β John Chard
β 9Read moreβThis is a rousing sea yarn with great camera work, but it also shows comraderie and relationships in a realistic way on board a British fighting ship. As happens sometimes but not always, I enjoyedβ¦β
β Peter McGinn
β 10Read moreβI enjoyed <em>'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'</em>. The early scenes are surprisingly (given the relatively close release dates) similar to fellow 2003 release <em>'Pirates of theβ¦β
β r96sk
β 8Read moreβWhat you have here is Crowe still thinking that he's the greatest actor that ever lived. That all takes away the fun of a movie that had the potential to be a high seas epic like, say, Captain Blood.β¦β
β GenerationofSwine
β 1Read moreβThis has shades of "Horatio Hornblower" to it, but is much grittier. Russell Crowe delivers a strong, convincing, portrayal of the doughty captain "Aubrey", in command of HMS "Surprise" and chargedβ¦β
β CinemaSerf
β 7Read moreβThis is superbly crafted entertainment, the kind of filmmaking that reminds you what cinema can do when every element is working in concert. Peter Weir has gone to extreme lengths to create aβ¦β
β badelf
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