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This Dino DeLaurentiis production of the infamous tale of mutiny welcomes more shades of gray into the characters of Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian than the 1935 original film, though I wouldn’t say it’s a better film overall. Bligh and Christian are portrayed by Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson, respectively. Bligh is a more complicated and sympathetic character; Christian is a more blindly passionate and neurotic one. It’s an interesting, and probably more realistic, interpretation. Hopkins and Gibson have a few stand-out moments, and the top-notch supporting cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Laurence Olivier, and Bernard Hill. The Tahitian natives are presented as more well-rounded characters in this go around, too. Not sure about the Vangelis score, though. Directed by Roger Donaldson.