Tom Hanks was great, even if they did change events a bit for drama

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2015)

Captain Phillips, the gut-wrenching story of a merchant vessel captain taken captive by Somali pirates, who was rescued by a Navy SEAL team in the Gulf of Aden. Some moments of high drama, with a little PC nod to how rough it is for young Somali thrown in (probably close to true). The take-down of the pirates was great action, but was far enough from what actually happened that it sort of spoiled it for me (sorry if this spoils it for anyone who hasn't seen the movie), but is still a great movie to watch, as it does give a good sense of the danger to world merchant shipping from piracy. Some great nods in the flick to the commercial greed that motivates the practice. Great shots of Navy ships and personnel in action.