Action Packed

Rating: 8/10 (1 January 2014)

How do you create tension out of an event when everyone already knows the ending? The last thirty minutes of this film are as exciting and emotion packed as anything I have ever seen. The facts I had not known or remembered (such as the crew capturing one of the Pirates to effectively end the hijacking) enhanced the excitement and the fact it was a true story with contemporary connections only added to the excitement.
Tom Hanks playing and ordinary guy put into extraordinary circumstances; who would have guessed he could have pulled off such a part? One criticism Tom, where did you find that accent? The Bob Newhard show? People in Vermont don't talk like that.
But please don't let that stop you seeing this movie, if you like Hanks, and you like action and you like movies go see this or purchase the DVD. Even my wife watched it with me.