Loved it!

Rating: 9/10 (15 August 2015)

LOVED IT! I wish I didn't need to write 10 whole lines, as truth be told I don't often read anyone else's entire review..... but I understand that there is a difference in making a useless comment and offering a legitimate review for the benefit of other viewers. I only read IMDb reviews to determine if the majority of people watching thought the movie was worth watching. It is for that reason I like to keep my note short and to the point. The movie was the best I've seen in a while. I was a translator in the military and I love watching movies like this. LOVE them and this one was great! Tom Hanks was awesome (!!!!!!!!!) and his character is by every possible definition a hero. A hero gets everyone he is responsible for out alive with as little violence as possible.
As far as other people have written with regards to showing a softer, more understanding side to piracy........ I have to say I don't think it's necessary. The pirates in this movie were truly terrifying and got a fitting end. Yes, there are much more complicated issues surrounding the unsettling reasons that lead to piracy but every story doesn't have to be a sympathetic discussion on why someone became an a@@hole. I think some things are clear cut, if you want to engage in violent behavior, armed robbery, kidnapping, battery, etc......you sort of deserve to be shot in the head.