CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

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Director Paul Greengrass manages to amp up the suspense in Captain Phillips even though the audience knows how it’s going to end. Captain Phillips is based on the 2009 invasion of a container ship by Somali pirates. Captain Phillips is taken hostage by the pirates and only the intervention by the U.S. Navy and SEAL Team Six can save him. The suspense level in this movie keeps ratcheting up. Tom Hanks portrays Captain Phillips as an average guy in an extraordinary situation. Barkhad Abdi, as the Somali pirate leader, scared the hell out of me! I was on the edge of my seat for most of this movie. I can confidently predict Captain Phillips will grace many Best Movies of 2013 lists. And, of course, the Oscars. GRADE: A

4 thoughts on “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS

  1. Prashant C. Trikannad

    George, I didn’t know about this film. I’m going to see it. I think I remember the true story. It was at the height of Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean. It used to make front page news here as Indian merchant vessels were often caught up in it.

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