Yes Captain!!!

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2014)

Look at me, look at me (well maybe you can't) but I am the pun captain now. Because I am going to hold you hostage with a plethora of puns in yet another film review voyage upon my pun-man ship. Please don't jump off!! OK, I am going to bring you my insight of the masterful movie "Captain Phillips". The film is based on the real life 2009 incident where cargo ship capitan Richard Phillips was taken hostage on a cargo lifeboat by four Somali pirates. Tom Hanks pitch-perfect starring performance as the title character was on board as one of the best acting efforts of the year. It's too bad the Academy rocked the boat when they left Hanks off the Best Actor Oscar nominee list. Newcomer Somalian actor Barkhad Abdi's freshman effort as the Somalian pirate leader Muse was a gem. Abdi's facial expressions alone were worthy of all the acting accolades his performance has received. Director Paul Greengrass has once again proved that the green is always richer on our side when he is orchestrating suspense action films based on true stories. Greengrass anchors "Captain Phillips" quite swiftly, just as he perfectly piloted "United 93". Billy Ray's screenplay was very compelling and included what probably is the movie catchphrase of the year "I'm the captain now". So whether you pirate this movie or not (recommending the latter of course), you should take a look at "Captain Phillips". ***** Excellent