Russell Crowe defends his 2003 master and film commander

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As Vulture himself considered the years 2003 Master and Commander: the other side of the world “Spectacular and intimate, thrilling and introspective,” and praised Russell Crowe for “his effortless authenticity and touching charisma” last August, other moviegoers may have had a harder time getting into the war epic Napoleonic Maritime from director Peter Weir. If you count yourself among those audience members who move on halfway through MasterRussell Crowe’s first act would like to officially declare: it’s on you, and you alone.

“That’s the problem with kids these days. No focus ”, the Imbalance the actor wrote on saturday, retweet a message in which a Twitter user, musician Ian McNabb, praised Master and Commander as a useful sleep aid during quarantine and, inexplicably, tagged Crowe in the tweet.

“The Peter Weirs movie is awesome,” the actor continued. “A demanding, detail-oriented epic story of loyalty to Empire and service, no matter the cost. Incredible Russell Boyd cinematography and a majestic soundtrack. Definitely an adult movie. “In a later tweet, McNabb points out that he’s actually four years older than Crowe, so, hey, overnight now he should take advantage of that full 138 minute runtime, and not just to conk out.