| Greengrass and screenwriter Billy Ray clash the American crewmen and the impoverished Somalis without ever reducing them to stereotypes | KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 25: Zara Phillips, Prince William, Autumn Phillips and Peter Phillips leave the Christmas Day service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2009 in King's Lynn, England |
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| As history tells us, the pirates do climb on board — climbing a ladder against the boat's water cannon defense — forcing Phillips to be even more resourceful | It's an extraordinary performance by Hanks, his version of Phillips living and breathing in the moment |
Hanks is basically a Wild West gunslinger or Schwarzenegger in Commando, except he doesn't have a six-shooter or bazooka at hand in fact the MV Maersk Alabama wasn't equipped with any weapons.
| The film is directed by Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass, from a screenplay by Billy Ray and based upon the book, A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty | 000Z","publishState":"published","promoSummary":"Captain Phillips sets the bar for high stakes and visceral filmmaking, offering a brave, heartfelt Tom Hanks as a new type of action hero |
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