Captain Phillips

I was looking foreword to Captain Phillips. Tom Hanks, who is one of my favourite actors, looked like he would be amazing. Also, I found the story to be interesting and gripping. Well, it was an intense and gripping film that had me on the edge of my seat! THE ACTING: Tom Hanks is amazing in this movie. His character is great, and he has some awesome moments. Especially the last 15 minutes of the movie. We’ll get to that later. The main standouts, however, were the anonymous people who played the Somali pirates. This is their first acting jobs ever, and they were so believable I actually shivered at one point. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY/DIRECTING: Paul Greengrass (Bourne Supremacy, United 93) is known for making intense thrillers. Well, this movie is truly thrilling. There were some beautiful shots of the ocean at points in the movie that made it all the more great. Greengrass makes this movie feel as real as possible, which adds to the quality of this thrilling film. STORY/WRITING: The story (which is true) was very interesting. There were some twists and turns I was not expecting that came up, which surprised me, considering I knew the outcome. It was pretty well written, with some quotable and realistic lines. FLAWS: The only real flaw I had was the length and the pace. It was 2 hours and 15 minutes. It would have been a perfect movie if they were to cut out about 15 minutes. Also, it felt slow at the beginning. OVERALL: Captain Phillips is an intense, gripping thriller with very emotional moments and strong performances. See it if you are in the mood for an edge-of-your-seat movie RATING: 9/10.