Captain Phillips

For all Greengrass attempts at dramatic fairness and balance, theres little doubt as to where his sympathies really lie. ( Read More )

A.A. Dowd

Dividing the focus among a variety of vantage points, including those of the besieged crew, the young hijackers, and the control room cavalry, Greengrass echoes the immersive docudrama strategy of his own United 93. ( Read More )

Those bad guys hunting out our trapped crew at the films mid point Greengrass doesnt paint them as broadly as that. ( Read More )

Susan Wloszczyna

For those whose idea of a pirate is Capt. Jack Sparrow or Long John Silver, for that matter this real life account will be a rude awakening as to what constitutes a 21st century model. ( Read More )

Sandie Angulo Chen

But Greengrass is like Hitchcock or Spielberg; hes a gifted storyteller of this genre of movies so intense you bite your nails down to the quick and cant settle your heartbeat. ( Read More )