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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 3969293, member: 44"] There is so much depth to characters that it is difficult to fill them out in one short movie. Stephen's backstory got fleshed out over several books. At first, we didn't know his background as spy or skill as a dualist. I do feel like they captured the give and take between Jack and Stephen fairly well. I thought Crowe was excellent as Aubrey. They did a good job of describing his loyalty, commitment to duty and discipline while showing his charismatic side and why men would follow him. I highly recommend the film (and the books). Personally, I would have been happy with a three picture series starting with the facts of [I]Master and Commander [/I](the novel) followed by [I]HMS Surprise[/I] and ending with [I]The Mauritius Command. [/I]It is a nice story arc. [/QUOTE]