Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Battle Sequences, Related Images, and Brief Language
Running Time: 2h 18m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Writing, Direction, Performances
WEAKNESSES: -
A British warship plays a game of cat and mouse with a French warship in the Napoleonic times.
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A Knight’s Tale (2001)
Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Starring: Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, James Purefoy
Rated: PG-13 for Action Violence, Some Nudity and Brief Sex-Related Dialogue
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Fun, Writing, Characters
WEAKNESSES: 2000s Version of Cool, Nike Product Placement, Rock Music Soundtrack Doesn’t Always Work
A peasant masquerades as a knight to feed himself and maybe win some glory.
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Captain America: Civil War (2016)
DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY AND JOE RUSSO
STARRING: CHRIS EVANS, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., SCARLETT JOHANSSON
RATED: PG-13 FOR EXTENDED SEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE, ACTION AND MAYHEM
RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS 27 MIN
TMM: 4 OUT OF 5 STARS
STRENGTHS: THEMES, ACTION, NEW CHARACTERS, BELIEVABILITY
WEAKNESSES: WINTER SOLIDER, MOMENTARY LAPSES IN GRAPHICS, PULLS PUNCHES, LAME VILLAIN
The Avengers split between those who are for the regulation (led by Tony Stark, aka Iron Man) and those who oppose it led by Captain America.
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