You’ve probably heard lots of good things about “Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World.”

Here’s the kicker: they’re all true. The movie poster for “Master & Commander” should next to the dictionary definition for the word “entertainment.”

Every moment of this movie is entertaining, involving, engrossing and purely enjoyable. I say this as someone who’s not necessarily a fan of the naval adventure flick, a genre whose time had long passed well before “my time” started ticking.

The battle sequences were exciting, the relationships between the central and supporting characters were very well drawn, and Russell Crowe (as usual) is fantastic as “Lucky Jack” Capt. Aubrey.

I was in Indianapolis earlier this week covering an agents’ convention there and was looking to kill some time at night.

The other movies playing at the downtown mulitplex-in-a-mall were: “Tupac Shakur: Resurrection,” “Radio,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and two or three other movies I had absolutely no interest in seeing. I’d read favorable reviews of “M&C” in both Chicago papers, so I thought I’d give it a shot.

Often, my attitude or mood about a movie influences how much I enjoy it. So, I didn’t have a negative attitude toward “M&C” but I definitely wasn’t gung-ho to see it, either. Which is why I was so pleasantly surprised. Really, honestly, truly: it’s the best thing out there right now, and easily one of the best movies of the year.

Go see it.