Born in Barbados in 1688, Stede Bonnet was known as “The Gentleman Pirate.” Riding the waves in the early 18th century, history distinguished him because he owned land and had been born into a wealthy family before giving it all up to become a pillager and a plunderer.
He reportedly even met and sailed with the notorious Blackbeard. David Jenkins (“People of Earth”), Taika Waititi, and Rhys Darby (“Flight of the Conchords”) take this bizarre chapter of history about an aristocrat-turned-pirate to comedic extremes in HBO Max’s “Our Flag Means Death,” delivering a farce with some amusing bits and guest stars surrounded by some inert pacing, lack of ambition, and flat joke delivery.
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