2003 | Action | Drama | War
138 mins
In 1805, aboard the H.M.S. Surprise, the brash Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his trusted friend, the ship's scholarly surgeon, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), are ordered to hunt down and capture a powerful French vessel off the South American coast. Though Napoleon is winning the war and the men and their crew face an onslaught of obstacles, including their own internal battles, "Lucky Jack" is determined that nothing will stop the Surprise from completing its mission.
| Produced by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Director | Peter Weir |
| Writer | Peter Weir and John Collee |
| Cast | Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany and James D'Arcy |
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And, like the books, I found this to be quite slow and heavy going: nice visuals, definitely, and some tense moments, but the connective 'tissue' very drawn out and just, well, boring.
Hornblower this isn't.
Your mileage may vary on whether that is a good thing or not.
Andy K (10823 KP) created a video
Feb 23, 2018