Hanks back on form

Rating: 6/10 (2 March 2014)

In the 90's, you were pretty certain that any film with Tom Hanks would see him at the top of his game. The range of roles he got obviously helped, but for a few years he really did ace most of his movies. All good things come to an end and most of his recent efforts seems to have been a bit lame. It's good to report that Captain Phillips sees him back on the top of his game!!
The film follows the true story of a cargo ship captained by Richard Phillips through the pirate waters of the Somali coast. It is very entertaining throughout and real edge of the seat watching. I have to confess that I didn't know the real story beforehand, so that really helped watching as I had no idea what was going to happen. Well worth a watch!