Big disappointment!

Rating: 5/10 (17 January 2014)

I was going to watch Captain Phillips with the lowest expectations possible, since I really not liked Paul Greengrass previous works such as the Bourne's trilogy, but I really don't bother about it at all, after all, who knows, right? The film may be a masterpiece or a piece of garbage, but knowing which is which requires you to watch the film. And gosh, that was very bad. At least, compared to the hype given.
OK, the performances were good in the film, specifically by Hanks, who clearly show what he came for in the final moments, but overall the film it's pretty mediocre. The script looks like it's following some kind of protocol. The character development looks like something made by someone making a online study, given the level of amateurish. The viewer just know the entire thing that Captain Phillips has a wife which he likes, kids and of course, he is a captain with a considerable level of experience. That's all. I wonder if it is, nowadays, everything the viewer expect from a character. He is so one dimensional that it's impossible to care about him or whatever. In fact, I just disliked the villains more than him, but these were the characters more close to real life as possible, since they had a noble cause to fight for. Yet, the way they are developed made they looks like just as one-dimensional characters as the captain. Not counting that story-telling aspect is abysmal, the story simply didn't go ahead and most of the first 70 minutes or so were pointless. It's just boring. I almost feel bad for Hanks, because he did really well in a story that really isn't good or even average. It's bad. Plain bad.
The cinematography was terrible in my opinion. I have nothing against shaky cameras and zoom-in-and-out, but in this film they are used like every time, and in my opinion they weren't needed at all and just worse the situation of the film, that is already overall weak. But fine, a good thing about it. I have no complaints about one of my favorite criteria when judging a film, the art direction. I liked a lot the night ambient and definitely it adds a needed ton of realism to the film. But isn't good enough to save this film from being a total fiasco.
My final rating: 5.5/10