Beautiful,Dramatic and Intense Performances,

Rating: 9/10 (22 March 2014)

Captain Phillips is a brilliant movie with a very well developed storyline and an outstanding cast.I don't know how Tom Hanks didn't at least get an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role,he was outstanding as Captain Richard Phillips,a very different character from what he ha played in the past,and he also puts on a great Yankee/Irish accent.The most impressive performance in this movie has to be Barkhad Abdi (who did get a nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role),he is a very new actor,this being his film debut,and judging from how amazing his performance in this movie was,he has a great career ahead of him,anyone who can manage to steal the show from Tom Hanks (I never thought I would say that) is obviously a very good actor.The film is very dramatic and Paul Greengrass does an outstanding job directing,I wasn't sure someone who's best known for the Bourne films could direct a dramatic film based on a true story,but he did a great job.Captain Phillips is a great movie that I would recommend to all moviegoers,especially if you're looking for a good drama and thriller.
Based on the true story of Richard Phillips,who was the captain of a ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates,the first hijacked ship in over two hundred years.