Tom Hank's Best Movie of the decade

Rating: 8/10 (30 October 2013)

I'm a huge Tom Hanks fan. I've watched his best movies like Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile etc. but this is the best movie he has done so far in the last 12 years.
Based on the true experiences of Captain Richard Phillips, this is a story set in 2009 when Somali pirates were a threat to the Indian Ocean and anyone in these waters. Captain Richard Phillips is transporting cargo of supplies to needy people in Kenya when his ship is hijacked by Somali Pirates who demand millions of Dollars. This is the story of survival for the ship's crew and it's captain.
Brilliant acting from a brilliant actor as Tom Hanks gives one of the performances of his career in this incredible story. The acting was tremendous from the rest of the cast especially the Somalian Pirates who have never acted before in their lives and yet gave the performances of professional actors as these four actors Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed and Mahat M. Ali who apparently were just locals who had never acted before.
I have only given a 10/10 to four other movies; The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Fight Club and The Silence of the Lambs and this is my fifth, it's that good.
With brilliant visual effects and a budget of $55 million this is one of the best movies I've seen in years that even had some people in tears in the cinema. I think that this will be up for a couple of Academy Awards at the ceremony next March because Tom Hanks was simply brilliant and this film has a lot about it that is worth admiring.
This is a true story. After the whole ordeal Captain Richard Phillips was back at sea doing his duties a year after and the leader of the Somali Pirates group leader was trialed in America and sentenced to 33 years in a Correctional Facility in Virginia.
Overall this is definitely the best film I've seen this year and possibly in the last few years with brilliant acting from experience and non- experienced with an ending that is worth waiting for as you pray Captain Phillips' survival. Trust me, anyone watching this movie will be praying for Captain Phillips safety as he is one of those characters you get attached to from the start of the movie.
A must watch for EVERYONE!