Tom Hanks is an extremely reliable actor. I've pretty much raved everything he's been part of. And Captain Phillips was certainly no exception.It's based on the real-life hijacking of the US container ship Maersk Alabama by a group of Somali pirates. It highlights the exposure of unarmed cargo ships and their crew that have to traverse the Suez Canal and down the east coast of Africa. But it also shows the pressures on the criminals from extreme poverty on the one hand, and their crime lords on the other.
The film is a real thrill ride, and at the same time rounds out the stories we've heard of this and other hijackings in the area.
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