There's no need to be a fan of Patrick O'Brian's 20 Aubrey/Maturin novels to enjoy Peter Weir's adaptation of the first and tenth entries in the series. O'Brian's books have been called Tom Clancy thrillers for history buffs, but for all the minutiae of 19th-century warships and naval strategy, their heart lies in the complex friendship between Captain "Lucky Jack" Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and ship physician Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). It's 1805, two years after the start of the Napoleonic wars: Aubrey, longtime commander of the HMS Surprise, is cruising along Brazil's eastern coast when he receives orders to stop the French warship Acheron from extending hostiliti...
Released:
2003
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
138 mins