Russell Crowe bulks up to play the role of Capt. Jack Aubrey in the rousing historical epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. But the concentrated force with which Crowe propels Peter ...

Peter Weir’s 2003 seafaring yarn Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is not at all the testosterone-driven maritime action movie audiences might have been expecting. Yes, elements of the ...

The national mood could hardly be more right for Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (20 th Century Fox), a rousing and magnificently crafted 19 th-century warship saga that ...

Rare proof that a gigantic production in contemporary Hollywood can possess a distinctive personality, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" proves as bracing as a stiff wind on the open ...