Master And Commander

I can actually watch this movie multiple days in a row, and it never grows stale. The depth of character development is fantastic, and the acting (from all crew, Russell Crowe does not disappoint) takes you right onto the boat and pulls your heart up and tears it down right along with the crew as you feel the emotions of each character as they live out their fate on this English Naval Battleship. True to the period, viewers are taken back to the early 1800s, and experience the life of an. English sailor.

Russell Crowe plays the captain of a man-of-war, on orders to take down an enemy ship to protect England's interest during the Napoleonic wars. Relationships are king in this movie, as the commander, well-liked, strives to keep order amongst his crew ranging from a white-haired seaman all the way down to a boy who looks no older than 5. There are no women in this movie, with the exception of an inference of a possible fling (captain) while stopping in Brazil to re-supply. You will fall in love with some of the characters. The music is classical, the accents English, Irish..from those areas. I would think teen and pre-teen boys would like this movie. It is historical, and violent at times during battle. It's a movie about honor and duty. I loved the relationships in this movie. The doctor is both friend and counselor to the captain. I thought it was such a good lesson in leadership, I wrote a blog about it. Excellent. [i watched on my iPhone and it is very dark at first due to weather & time of day in movie. Suggest you watch on larger screen. Lighting gets better as movie progresses].

This is tall ship sailing for real. With all it's humor, horror, and honesty. All the characters have something to add to the story and it doesn't feel stilted or forced at all. I can't think of anyone else who would have been better as Captain Jack Aubrey then Russell Crowe. And seriously, the soundtrack is awesome. Btw, being a violinist I had to laugh over Crowe and Bettany's attempts at playing the violin and cello.