Captain Phillips is a film by Paul Greengrass based on the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009. Tom Hanks plays the captain himself, and as expected he does an amazing job. The emotions he conveys feel extremely real, and was probably how the real guy actually felt during this events. Someone that surprised the hell out of me was Barkhad Abdi. This guy plays the pirate leader and does a phenomenal job. With just one look at this guy you can feel that he really doesn´t want to be doing what he is doing. He makes his character human and not just a violent pirate.
Paul Greengrass is well known for making very intense films, and this one is no different. This film is intense from start to finish and is perfectly paced. The script is written very smartly, and you root for Captain Phillips and the rest of his crew all the way. The most important thing about this movie is that it keeps it real. It never tries to go too over the top, instead every scene feels realistic. Every action and every line said feels this way.
Captain Phillips is a fantastic film. It is well written, intense, and powerfully acted. It keeps it real all the time, and even manages to humanize the pirates. It wouldn't surprise me if this film got nominated for an academy award. Captain Phillips gets 4.5/5
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