No way to maintain suspense

Rating: 6/10 (9 November 2014)

Well, the actors playing the two main characters, Tom Hanks as Richard Phillips and Barkhad Abdi as Muse were excellent. Particularly Mr. Abdi, as a non-professional actor. I expect that he will find a dearth of roles in the future, however. There was very little character development or exposition on any other character. Outstanding cinematography on the ocean, the port, and the giant ship. Quite a contrast, taking the action from the huge cargo vessel to the claustrophobic enclosed lifeboat.
But there was really no way to create or maintain mush suspense, which the film really needed, since the ultimate outcome was known to me.