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Russell Crowe has SAVAGELY responded to an old Twitter post that criticised his work in a 2003 war epic

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: Russell Crowe in a scene from the film Master And Commander.
Camera Icon: Russell Crowe in a scene from the film Master And Commander.

Russell Crowe has slammed a Twitter user who criticised his performance in a 2003 war epic.

User Ian McNabb took to twitter earlier this month to comment that Crowe’s film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was a snoozefest — feedback the A-lister has not taken kindly to.

The original tweet read “lots of folk complaining about lack of sleep during the pandemic. May I recommend Master And Commander starring the usually captivating, attention-grabbing Russell Crowe”.

“I’ve never made it past the ten minute mark. You’re welcome. And thanks Russell,” the tweet read.

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While Crowe would get his fair share of fan mail, the 56-year-old has responded— albeit a little delayed —quipping that kids these days have “no focus”.

“Peter Weirs film is brilliant. An exacting, detail oriented, epic tale of fidelity to Empire & service, regardless of the cost (sic),” Crowe wrote.

“Incredible cinematography by Russell Boyd & a majestic soundtrack.

“Definitely an adults movie.”

In the film — that was nominated for a whopping 10 Oscars — Crowe plays Captain Jack Aubrey, who embarks on a daring quest to capture a French vessel.

Frozen actor Josh Gad jumped into the social media debate, calling it “a perfect movie”, and the official account for iconic 90s rock band Wheatus even weighed in.

“It’s a great movie, I love the surgeon-captain relationship. It’s a swashbuckler as well,” the Wheatus account wrote.

US commentator and writer Ben Domenech joined the debate, saying he saw the film as a tale of “fathers and sons”.

“Given that we live in an age when those relationships seem utterly dysfunctional, broken in ways that hurt us all, it is more timely than ever,” he wrote.

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