What’s with all the tense movies lately? Even though it’s a
true story and you know how it’s going to end, Paul Greengrass and company
manage to milk as much suspense out of
Captain Phillips as they can. It’s
effective, and when the ordeal is finally over you can feel the weight being
lifted from Captain Phillips’ shoulders in a strong piece of acting from Tom
“I-can-do-anything” Hanks. The filmmaking here is admirable. The bare-bones
editing, the lack of unnecessary shots, and the sporadic music score keeps the
momentum driving while you wonder when in hell are the Navy Seals finally going
to show up? I also appreciated that the movie doesn’t have a “Rah-rah-rah, go
America!” tone to it, as it respectfully depicts the harsh and desperate life
of the Somalis and their lack of reasonable life choices.
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