Dead Poets Society (1989)
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Rated: PG
Running Time: 2 h 8 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Themes, Writing, Directing, Some Acting
WEAKNESSES: Some Melodrama, Knox Overstreet’s Character, Somewhat Predictable
An English teacher at a prestigious preparatory school inspires his students to look at the world in a different light.
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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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