The sound design was extravagantly good. In the storm scene you felt inside it, if the theater had great surrounding sound.
There were mildly interesting subplots but no story.
Russell Crowe, sometimes a fine actor, added nothing to the character.
MINOR SPOILER. A secondary character, the ship's doctor--a naturalist--had more to work with. In one scene he finds and has to abandon creatures heretofore unknown. Leaving, he orders his aide to release them from the crates, a sensitive decision on his part.
I do recall one very good scene, where a young lieutenant is being dressed down by Crowe for insufficient leadership.
Big big big. But--
There were mildly interesting subplots but no story.
Russell Crowe, sometimes a fine actor, added nothing to the character.
MINOR SPOILER. A secondary character, the ship's doctor--a naturalist--had more to work with. In one scene he finds and has to abandon creatures heretofore unknown. Leaving, he orders his aide to release them from the crates, a sensitive decision on his part.
I do recall one very good scene, where a young lieutenant is being dressed down by Crowe for insufficient leadership.
Big big big. But--