Unsolicited Movie Review - Captain Philips
Tom Hanks is the most dependable movie star ever. There are a lot of actors who are consistently good but as far as consistently being in really good movies Tom Hanks really has no peer in my opinion. The one exception may be Eastwood who is in a whole different category but that is another conversation. Having the pick of scripts and directors at this stage in his career doesn't hurt but even that isn't always enough, see Nicolas Cage, Mickey Roarke, John Travolta, etc., Joe Vs. The Volcano not withstanding.
Captain Philips is based on a true story. Is everything in it real or accurate? I have no idea and don't really care for the purposes of this little diatribe. However it was very well documented in the news and there are also military action reports so I'll take it at face value. The movie is suspenseful and holds your interest the entire time. That is no easy task especially since most of the people watching already know how it ends. Apollo 13 had the same quality. There is a little Stockholm Syndrome sympathy but it is subtle and not campy at all. The movie doesn't delve to much into the why but mainly focuses on the how this whole thing went down. What is amazing is that it ended as well as it did.
The movie also serves as an excellent reminder of just how extraordinarily baddass the Navy SEALS are as they do their job.
Well worth a viewing. Not necessary to see on the big screen. FWIW
Tom Hanks is the most dependable movie star ever. There are a lot of actors who are consistently good but as far as consistently being in really good movies Tom Hanks really has no peer in my opinion. The one exception may be Eastwood who is in a whole different category but that is another conversation. Having the pick of scripts and directors at this stage in his career doesn't hurt but even that isn't always enough, see Nicolas Cage, Mickey Roarke, John Travolta, etc., Joe Vs. The Volcano not withstanding.
Captain Philips is based on a true story. Is everything in it real or accurate? I have no idea and don't really care for the purposes of this little diatribe. However it was very well documented in the news and there are also military action reports so I'll take it at face value. The movie is suspenseful and holds your interest the entire time. That is no easy task especially since most of the people watching already know how it ends. Apollo 13 had the same quality. There is a little Stockholm Syndrome sympathy but it is subtle and not campy at all. The movie doesn't delve to much into the why but mainly focuses on the how this whole thing went down. What is amazing is that it ended as well as it did.
The movie also serves as an excellent reminder of just how extraordinarily baddass the Navy SEALS are as they do their job.
Well worth a viewing. Not necessary to see on the big screen. FWIW
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