Now this is how you do a big action movie. I was pretty surprised by the turn of events during the film as for whatever reason I didn't expect near the amount of action. Maybe it's because I just don't think of Tom Hanks, action star.
Hanks gives his usual top notch performance, but it's Barkhad Abdi who steals the show. He's got a look that's at once terrifying and sympathetic and helps draw you into Hanks' character even more because you're never really sure how much you can or can't reason with him.
The script is damn tight and takes you through 3 distinct acts that never drag and build nicely upon each other. It also doesn't just separate the story into good guys and bad guys, the pirates are doing a job they have to do. The script is so good that at points you're hoping the bad guys come to their senses. Just really well put together.
It's a joy to watch a film that clearly takes pride in technical efficiency when it comes to it's action. There's nothing here that's over the top in the way it's portrayed yet it's 10 times as exciting as most chase/blow em up type movies.
A wonderful film in every aspect, Captain Phillips is strongly written, acted and shot, and builds superbly to the films climactic 15 minutes where you can't help but feel for everyone involved.
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