In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or destroy a French privateer named Acheron. The Acheron is currently in the Atlantic off South America headed toward the Pacific in order to extend Napoleon's reach of the wars. This task will be a difficult one as Aubrey quickly learns in an initial battle with the Acheron that it is a bi... (Full plot summary below)
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In April 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, H.M.S. Surprise, a British frigate, is under the command of Captain Jack Aubrey. Aubrey and the Surprise's current orders are to track and capture or destroy a French privateer named Acheron. The Acheron is currently in the Atlantic off South America headed toward the Pacific in order to extend Napoleon's reach of the wars. This task will be a difficult one as Aubrey quickly learns in an initial battle with the Acheron that it is a bigger and faster ship than the Surprise, which puts the Surprise at a disadvantage. Aubrey's single-mindedness in this seemingly impossible pursuit puts him at odds with the Surprise's doctor and naturalist, Stephen Maturin, who is also Aubrey's most trusted advisor on board and closest friend. Facing other internal obstacles which have resulted in what they consider a string of bad luck, Aubrey ultimately uses Maturin's scientific exploits to figure out a way to achieve his and the ship's seemingly impossible goal.
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| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternLike the work of David Lean, it achieves the epic without losing sight of the human, and to see it is to be reminded of the way great action movies can rouse and exhilarate us, can affirm life instead of simply dramatizing its destruction. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerThis is a movie that lives up to its heroic title. We hail Weir and Crowe and say, "more, more!" |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark DujsikA grand, intimate epic of warfare at sea. |
| Long Island PressPrairie MillerA different kind of ship flick, more about the spicy flow of conversation in the cramped quarters below, than a rip-roaring, rough seas action adventure. |
| Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)Randy ShulmanIt's not often we get a movie so masterfully commanded by its director...and so thoroughly inhabited by its star. |
| Boulder WeeklyThomas DelapaFor all his attention to detail, Weir misses the big picture. Master and Commander resembles nothing but a lovingly crafted, multi-million-dollar ship in a bottle. |
| Reel.comJames PlathMaster and Commander offers the most meticulously researched and realistic depiction of life at sea ever shown on film. |
| NYC Film CriticEthan AlterIf nothing else, Master and Commander proves that Russell Crowe is a true blue movie star. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsA stupendous production, Master and Commander satisfies as richly as a book might, immersing us in a world of its people and its places. |
| The Film YapNick RogersPeter Weir makes the Surprise a world to explore, not a splashy CGI simulation. Like a human body, the boat stays afloat through complex processes. A knockout mix of organic elegance, reflective drama and aggressive action on par with Sir David Lean. |
