Cert: 12A
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: A man is shirtless for several minutes.
Several men are briefly seen shirtless.
Violence & Gore: Three men are shot off-screen. We see a large amount of blood and gore fly onto walls and also onto a fourth man who yells and panics.
A man is hit once in the head with a large wrench and killed. We see blood flowing from a wound.
Several men attack another man with a knife and stab him in the hand. We see a bloody wound.
A man walks barefoot on broken glass. His feet bleed heavily and we see bloody wounds.
A man is hit hard on the back with a rifle-butt.
A man attacks another young man; he punches and chokes the man, but is pulled off by two other men and hit in the head. We see a bloody gash.
A man is tied up with his arms above his head. Bloody marks are later seen around his wrists when the ropes are removed.
At several points in the movie, a man is briefly beaten by four other men. In one scene, he is hit in the stomach and a gun is held to his throat.
Profanity: "Shit" is said at least once and appears twice in subtitles. 1 "bastard". 1 "Jesus Christ" (as an exclamation). 1 "Goddamn". 1/10
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Pirates shown lighting and smoking cigarettes, as well as eating khat leaves.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: The entire movie is very intense after the first 20 minutes or so. The main character is under constant threat, as are dozens of other supporting characters.
Pirates fire machine guns at several people at different points in the movie.
Scenes listed under the Violence/Gore category can be intense and disturbing.
The final 30 minutes of the movie is incredibly intense and features some fairly strong violence. The ending may also be emotionally intense for some people.
Story: Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globalization. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
Likes : "Captain Phillips" is the Hollywood retelling of the true-to-life 2009 harrowing story of an American container vessel Maersk Alabama (with Captain Richard Phillips at the helm) being held hostage by Somali pirates. The screenplay by Billy Ray was based on the novel "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea" written by Captain Richard Phillips himself.
Now alot of people have put this film down just because of Ive U.S propaganda, shakiness of some of the camera work filming this which is understandable since it filmed at sea,It cant be a little slow but if you look at this film through acting & performance this is why Tom Hanks is a fantastic actor.
He's performance in this film brought a believable character that you feel for at the end of the film on what he was put through to stay alive.The four Somali-American first-time actors playing the pirates are a very realistic bunch. They play with wild-eyed and feral intensity, really scary. Barkhad Abdi plays their skinny foolhardy leader Muse, engaging Phillips in a deadly chess game, toe-to-toe. Faysal Ahmed plays the hot-headed Najee, who was the loose cannon of the group. Barkhad Abdirahman plays the young recruit Bilal, getting himself a baptism of fire on his first time out.
Good thing about this film is that kept it real to a real situation like this which make this film very intense & frightening at time, but the over whelming emotion you get from Tom performance as captain Phillip's when he's rescued bring you to tears, because really show a person that was in shock & happy to be alive, that is what make these scene very powerful & emotion which make for a great film of this type of genre.
What most people don't understand or wish to care is this happens ever day on the coast of Somali, which we don't here about on the news much unless there has been a kidnapping, Problem is you kind of feel for the Somalia being the way it is,but i find that greed has taken over they have resulting in piracy instead of asking for real help but this is the way the world has become violent, weak minded & controlled by fear, greed & corruption.
I will say those this may not be for every one but its a very powerful,intense & some what emotion story of a true event in captain Richard Phillip's life as a sea men, i will admit some of the camera work could of been a little better but this wasn't a bad film to watch.If you a Tom Hanks fan this film is a good film to watch, Overall, this is a different sort of adventure drama, with a topic not too commonly tackled in a mainstream film. We hear of these events on the news, but this film brings us right in the middle of one. We will feel the tension building as the pirates were approaching. We will feel the fear when the pirates were on board. We will feel the desperation and the frustration of being trapped in the middle of the open ocean with no help immediately forthcoming. If you are up for such a realistic experience, then this film is for you.
Dislikes : Just some of the cinematography could of been better done it can be a little to shaky at time its hard to focus on whats going on with your eye when the camera is shaking.
Overall : Intense, emotion & powerful true life story of captain Phillips that will make your heart bound
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 for entertainment / 9 out of 10 for realistic story & acting
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