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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:36
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Russell Crowe's rough charm is put to good use in this masterful adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's novel.
Theatrical Release:Nov 14, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $93,864,607
Synopsis: Based on a series of books by Patrick O'Brian, and directed by Peter Weir, MASTER AND COMMANDER plunges viewers deep into the story of a British Navy ship at sea during the Napoleonic war. Russell... [More]
Starring: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy
Director: Peter Weir
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Reviews for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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12/19/03
Top CriticIf this is the stuff that rings the bell on your macho meter, go with my blessing.
11/25/03
Top CriticTo put it plainly, two ships playing tag across the seas is no longer my idea of whoopee, especially at a time when grown-ups are popping up all over the screen with uncensored stories of the eternal affinities and all their variations.
11/25/03
Top CriticA gentleman's action movie.
11/15/03
Top CriticA plain old good movie.
11/14/03
Top CriticConsidering how cinema-unfriendly O'Brian was - the author rarely went to the movies, and had to be persuaded to release the film rights -- Master & Commander manages to loosen the shackles of its dry pages.
11/14/03
Top CriticFor the most part, this epic adventure steers a true course through storm and sacrifice, and arrives triumphant.
11/14/03
Top CriticThe film contains brilliantly crafted scenes and shots that are as compelling as anything seen onscreen this year, but there are also dull stretches in which the movie seems lightweight -- never in its execution but in its conception.
11/14/03
Top CriticIt's an adventure movie by an artist.
11/14/03
Top CriticEven if you can't tell a mizzenmast from a gangplank, Master and Commander will take your breath away.
11/14/03
Top CriticThe special effects and battle scenes are extraordinary.
11/14/03
Top CriticBeautifully directed and acted, sumptuously costumed and rigged, with no less a man than Russell Crowe filling out the Captain's britches, this is mythmaking all dressed up and demanding a snappy salute -- heck, it's a Boy's Own adventure to die for.
11/14/03
Top CriticFascinating at times, exciting and harrowing at others, and always visually arresting.
11/14/03
Top CriticThe movie is like one of those ships in a bottle -- lovely and painstaking, as grand as it is unimportant.
11/14/03
Top CriticMaster and Commander doesn't play fast and loose with the genre, like this summer's Pirates of the Caribbean, and Crowe certainly doesn't mince around like Johnny Depp.
11/14/03
Top CriticA rousing, intense and thoroughly convincing adventure yarn that may have even the most committed landlubber longing for a ship and a star to sail her by.
11/14/03
Top CriticIf you're just dying to see Master and Commander, check in for the first 20 minutes, take a leisurely stroll and then return for the finale.
11/14/03
Top CriticIsn't just a fabulous seagoing spectacle. It's one for the ages.
11/14/03
Top CriticProof that Hollywood can make a smart $150 million movie that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence.
11/14/03
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