The Vidiot Reviews

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2014)

Captain Phillips
The best part of being a sea captain is getting to preside over all those same-sex marriages between crewmembers.
Unfortunately, there won't be any ceremonies aboard the container ship in this thriller.
After navigating the Horn of Africa, a US cargo ship is attacked by a Somali pirate (Barkhad Abdi) and his posse.
Ordering his crew (David Warshofsky, Michael Chernus, Chris Mulkey, Corey Johnson) into hiding, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) leads the thieves on a wild goose chase.
Eventually, the pirates set adrift in a lifeboat with Phillips as their hostage. But a no-nonsense Navy SEAL (Max Martini) is steadfast they'll never reach the shore.
Based on true events, Captain Phillips is an edge-of-your-seat adaptation of the real captain's harrowing account that delivers both credible performances and white-knuckle excitement.
Incidentally, to deal with Somali pirates just airdrop a dead Beluga on the ship's bow and let Green Peace loose. Green Light
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