Captain Phillips is a 2013 American action thriller directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. The film is a biopic of merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips, who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009 led by Abduwali Muse.
The screenplay by Billy Ray is based upon the book, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea (2010), by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca.[3] It was released on October 11, 2013,[4] and had its premiere when shown at the 2013 New York Film Festival.[5]
The screenplay by Billy Ray is based upon the book, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea (2010), by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca.[3] It was released on October 11, 2013,[4] and had its premiere when shown at the 2013 New York Film Festival.[5]
So last weekend, Le Hubby and I popped in to watch Captain Philips at the movies.
It took me this long to write a review on it because I'm still trying to fathom the whole purpose of the movie. Is it supposed to be a part of its cinematic charm the way it confuses viewers into thinking there are many hidden euphemisms? Were we supposed to have orgasmic epiphanies as the credits roll up?
Basically, the whole story revolves around the hostage taking of some Somali pirates of the eponymous Captain Philips. Although one would expect there were supposed to be many facets to that single incidence, the whole development of the story was either too weak or vague that unless you consciously make up storylines in your head, it really will remain empty. Your head, that is.
I know though that I have to throw a special mention out there to the actor who played "Muse" (pronounced as Mossa), his acting was so devoid of any hint of ACTING that is was either realistic or just plain stodgy. I'd like to say realistic.
If it was food, I'd call it bland.
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