"Captain Phillips" is tense, incredible, and worth seeing!

Rating: 9/10 (12 October 2013)

WOW.
The only word we can think of to describe this film is gripping. To be honest, we didn't really remember how the situation with Captain Phillips and the Somalian pirates played out in real life. This was only a few short years ago, but how quickly we forget.
Regardless, we were on the edge of our seats watching this tense drama being played out on the big screen. Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips was marvelous, as always, but the true show-stealer was Barkhad Abdi, portraying the pirate Muse. You truly feel for his character throughout the film, who at one point proudly exclaims that he has hijacked expensive ships successfully in the past; it's obvious that he still lives in a rundown dirt-floored home in Somalia with no bed and no riches. This movie really makes viewers sympathize with not only the kidnapped Captain Phillips, but with the perpetrating pirates as well. We understand their role as villains and though we don't ever root for them, we know that they are also victims in some way.
It's actors like Tom Hanks that keep us interested and excited to watch movies each and every week. You really believe him as the characters he plays, and you feel like he has the best intentions at heart for every role. He is so, so good. He is captivating to watch in this, well, in each and every movie, really.
This will be one of the best movies of the year and we won't be surprised if it garner multiple Oscar nominations.
-Lolo Loves Films (lololovesfilms.blogspot.com)