I'm The Captain Now!

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2016)

The film is based on actual events with American Captain Phillips being taken hostage by ruthless Somali pirates in the ocean. Newcomer Barkhad Abdi earned an Academy Award nomination for his first acting role and it was well-deserved. Abdi nails the complexity of his character Muse, the Somali pirate. Abdi was captured by the ship at first and held captive. Captain Phillips became a hostage getaway. Tom Hanks played Captain Philllips with believable and earnestly. He portrayed him as a father and husband and a fearless leader who wanted the pirates to leave his ship behind with his men aboard the ship unharmed. Captain Phillips tries to get Muse to surrender to the authorities. Just like the men aboard the ship, Muse has bosses who would kill them rather than understand that they only had limited amount of money like $30,000 but their bosses would want more. Abdi and Hanks play very well as amateur and veteran in scenes. The film was believable especially about the fear and terror aboard the ship. The director did a terrific job in recreating the situation.