From the reviews I've seen there is still a lot of Hank's worship going on. He put in his stock performance the first two thirds of the film only to turn on the emotions near the end. When he was finally rescued I fully empathized with his condition, reactions, and feelings. This alone may make it worth the trip. On the other hand, this strikes me as a reality-based 'Gravity' being somewhat of an audience pleaser by covering all the dramatic and action bases.
The film is just over two hours and thoroughly covers hijacking while giving us the unique perspective of pirates and their motivations. For the Somali life is a desperate matter and anything that betters their condition is acceptable. Kudos to the cast that portrayed them.
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Topic - 'Captain Phillips': Routine action-drama with a bit of gut wrenching . . . - Billy Wonka 14:37:27 10/11/13 (17)
- RE: 'Captain Phillips': Routine action-drama with a bit of gut wrenching . . . - Jon E. Busey 11:32:44 10/13/13 (1)
- Know a guy who worked a rig off Nigeria . . . - Billy Wonka 13:19:58 10/13/13 (0)
- there is a lawsuit going on because the real Phillips went too close to the Somali coastline - PhilJ 05:35:29 10/12/13 (4)
- Who is getting sued? And Suing?nt - oldmkvi 07:34:42 10/13/13 (1)
- from Bloomberg Businessweek: - PhilJ 08:55:52 10/13/13 (0)
- That is a sticky wicket for the screen writer . . - Billy Wonka 17:03:08 10/12/13 (1)
- part of the reason I do not always like movies based on a true story is I wonder about these things - PhilJ 18:21:56 10/12/13 (0)
- RE: 'Captain Phillips': Routine action-drama with a bit of gut wrenching . . . - cdb 05:30:20 10/12/13 (3)
- I don't have a problem with any of that. - Prisoners 13:51:23 10/12/13 (2)
- RE: I don't have a problem with any of that. - cdb 14:31:14 10/12/13 (1)
- Agreed. - Prisoners 14:54:24 10/12/13 (0)
- The boy went today and reported back to me. He liked it, said it was tense and highly claustrophobic^ - Road Warrior 20:02:57 10/11/13 (5)
- Looking for tense and claustrophobic? - Jazz Inmate 20:38:03 10/11/13 (4)
- Saw it. nt - Billy Wonka 20:18:38 10/12/13 (0)
- Indeed. I saw 'Lebanon' in theater release years ago and just bought... - jeffreybehr 15:40:58 10/12/13 (2)
- RE: Indeed. I saw 'Lebanon' in theater release years ago and just bought... - Jazz Inmate 16:53:17 10/12/13 (1)
- Watched Kippur last night . . . - Billy Wonka 17:21:06 10/14/13 (0)