Captain Phillips is a film based off the 2009 hijacking of the cargo ship, Maersk Alabama. At the start of the film, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) sets off with his crew on the mission of delivering cargo to Mombasa. After an alert on the sonar about possible pirate skiffs, he and Shane Murphy (Michael Chernus) tell the rest of the crew. After sending an email to his wife, Andrea Phillips (Catherine Keener), the ship is taken over by four pirates, leader Abdawali Muse (Barkhad Abdi), Najee (Faysal Ahmed), Elmi (Mahat M. Ali), and a teenaged accomplice. Throughout the course of the Captain's experiences, the audience learns what it means to be a leader and to be strong in the face of fear. Due to the lack of cliché themes and a small amount of graphic violence, audiences younger than 13 would not be interested in the film.
While the beginning is mediocre in the department of keeping the audience's interest, the rest of the film is tense and keeps the audience on edge while inspiring curiosity pertaining to the pirates. Nine out of ten to Captain Phillips for being realistic and well-scripted, the only problem being the first twenty minutes of exposition.
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