It's "ok"

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2019)

I understand some writers, directors, and actors take liberties when making historical representations, and I'm OK with how most of this movie was done. The part that bothered me was the super-obvious CGI. There were parts where CGI was not necessary, but used anyway, like the scene where sailors are exercising on-deck and it looks "cartoonish". There were several times where I felt they were going to go completely CG and remove the actors during speaking parts. Luckily, I did not detect any of that.
Overall, the movie was decent for a Hollywood representation of sea battles. If you're not a history buff, you'll probably need to do a little study to understand some of the more significant contributions from some of the people represented in the movie.
The acting was superb -- even the parts that were sensationalized.