Captain Phillips
Written by Billy Ray
Directed by Paul Greengrass
USA, 2013
In 2009, the U.S. container vessel Maersk Alabama, while transporting food cargo bound for Mombasa, was hijacked by a group of rebel Somali pirates. Captain Phillips examines the events that transpired on that fateful day in this intelligent geopolitical thriller, done so exquisitely by former legendary documentarian Paul Greengrass. While solidifying himself as a mainstream heavyweight with such action films as the Bourne series, Greengrass has made a name for himself as a master of realistic dramatizations with such portraits like the near-perfect reflection of the September 11 terrorist attacks in United 93. Captain Phillips is another fine example of breathtaking filmmaking that will leave the audience in shivers near the edge of their seats.
Tom Hanks plays the veteran merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips, and does so with a stark sense of unobtrusiveness and truth. What could have been...
Written by Billy Ray
Directed by Paul Greengrass
USA, 2013
In 2009, the U.S. container vessel Maersk Alabama, while transporting food cargo bound for Mombasa, was hijacked by a group of rebel Somali pirates. Captain Phillips examines the events that transpired on that fateful day in this intelligent geopolitical thriller, done so exquisitely by former legendary documentarian Paul Greengrass. While solidifying himself as a mainstream heavyweight with such action films as the Bourne series, Greengrass has made a name for himself as a master of realistic dramatizations with such portraits like the near-perfect reflection of the September 11 terrorist attacks in United 93. Captain Phillips is another fine example of breathtaking filmmaking that will leave the audience in shivers near the edge of their seats.
Tom Hanks plays the veteran merchant mariner Captain Richard Phillips, and does so with a stark sense of unobtrusiveness and truth. What could have been...
- 10/8/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
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