Captain Phillips makes a splash


A movie still from Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.

“Captain Phillips,” starring Tom Hanks, is based on a true story of a ship that is taken over by a crew of Somali pirates.

The film as a whole is engrossing and keeps you on edge, yearning to see what is going to unfold. Hanks put on his east coast accent for the film and was truly at his best. It certainly would not surprise me if he were nominated for a best actor award for his performance.

The movie leans on two main plot points of what the pirates do once they are on the ship and the negotiations the Navy goes through in order to get Captain Phillips and his crew out of the situation.

As this is the season for Oscar nominee hopefuls, movies like “Captain Phillips,” “Gravity,” “Don Jon,” “Prisoners” and “Rush” have made great pushes to get noticed.

“Captain Phillips” is definitely a must see, especially for those wanting to see Tom Hanks give another great performance, which he hasn’t had in the last few years.