An unbelievable true story of a hero!

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2013)

One of the best films this year so far. The movie starts off by showing us the life of Richard Phillips. Then it shows us the story of the Somali intentions. Richard Phillips later detects Somali pirates coming toward the cargo ship with firearms. By the time Richard starts using the binoculars, you are served with a suspenseful feature. The movie starts of with the suspense when the Somali pirates hijack the ship and the frightening music starts rolling. The dialogue was very well written, with meaningful lines in it. You could really feel the emotions of Captain Phillips. The acting from Tom Hanks is phenomenal, he deserves an Oscar for his performance. The performance from the actors who played the Somalis could have been better. Besides that, everyone did a fantastic job in their respected role. In the last scene, the Navy Seals came to rescue Captain Phillips and had to go through a course of events with the Somalis. That whole scene was extremely intense! But it all comes down to the final scene, the most heart wrenching of all. The sacrifice from Richard took me by surprise. That scene was emotional, you could feel his shock.
9/10
Such a great story! It is hard to believe this actually happened, but it did!