As an adventure, Crossbones drags a little, making it somewhat hard to get into. I decided to watch this period piece because of John Malkovitch. He is such a brilliant actor, I couldn’t see myself missing out on a series that features him. Having said that, Crossbones is not as exciting or as entertaining as I expected. The story takes place in the 18th century (1712) in the Bahamian island of New Providence. It is said that who ever owns a device called the Longitude Chronometer, which can tell a sailor exactly where he is in the world, controls the seas. When this device is stolen, Tom Lowe, an undercover assassin played by Richard Coyle is commissioned by the British to seek out and kill the infamous pirate, Edward Teach better known as Blackbeard. Obviously, Blackbeard and his band of pirates are suspected of stealing the device. Upon finding Blackbeard, played by…
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