I will be the first one to admit, I had no desire to see this movie other than for review purposes only. I will also be the first to admit.. it was damn good. Unless you lived under a rock, you pretty much know the basic story. Captain Phillips (Hanks) runs a cargo ship off the coast of Africa, and is attacked by Somali pirates. But even with knowing the ending, 2hr and 13 minutes later I was left with an elevated heart rate, a better understand of both, the captains, and the pirates plight, and another reason to further appreciate the A list actor that Tom hanks is. Oh and the actors that played the lead pirates weren't to shabby either and held up extremely well along side Hanks. All in all, I wouldn't have minded if I had paid to see the film, but being a bootlegging pirate myself, we know this ain't happening. Its a great Saturday flick to watch. PG-13.. a little blood and violence. I give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars
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I only had two major issues with this film. One being that no one, no body, no where on this ship did anyone have any weapons. No handguns, rifles, no even a slingshot. And it well established in the movie that the crew and captain know the dangers of these waters. Kinda odd.
and 2, the whole "shaky camera" effect that being widely used in recent films. I mean i understand that it's used to add intensity an chaos to the scenes but coupled with already being on choppy waters, I was getting more sea sick than excited. But still worth the watch.
As always, support your favorite actors and theaters.. bootlegging is illegal...pay to go see movies...'cause God knows I don't.
J. Russell
