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Metascore
48 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezIt’s a breathlessly told movie; both meticulous and frenetic, sweat-soaked and methodical. It will take hold and won’t let you go, and it’s one of the most engaging movies of the year.
- 100New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe most gripping based-on-fact film so far this year.
- 100New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickIt falls to Hanks and his movie-star presence to anchor this ambitious enterprise, and he does some of his most impressive acting without saying a word.
- 89Film.comDavid EhrlichFilm.comDavid EhrlichWhile this is arguably Greengrass’ best film, it’s almost certainly his most urgent.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe film rips right along and never relinquishes its grip.
- 80The TelegraphDavid GrittenThe TelegraphDavid GrittenCaptain Phillips is a triumph of solid, professional and sometimes inspired film crafts, deserving of all the plaudits that come its way.
- 75IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnIt's hard to imagine Captain Phillips in the hands of any other filmmaker -- and Captain Phillips in the hands of Greengrass looks exactly like anyone familiar with his work would expect. It does justice to the material even while playing too conscientiously by the book.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinIt’s when the Somalis spirit Phillips away in a closed lifeboat that Captain Phillips becomes a great thriller, in part because Barry Ackroyd’s camera is stuck inside with the characters and its jitters finally seem earned.
- 63Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSlant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundIt works too hard to keep matters on an even, we're-all-more-alike-than-different keel, which is just one part of its chief problem of forcefully conveying information and intent.
- 50VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasThere is something too dry and austere about Greengrass and Ray’s telescoped vision, which touches only fleetingly on the pirates’ motives, the suffering of the Somali people and the collateral damage of global capitalism.