I came away from this with nothing but Meh. No reflection on Tom Hanks. I think only his performance was worth watching. Despite  Barkhad Abdi acting, which I thought was just OK, I found Captain Phillips a very thin story that had to fill 2 hours. Yes, the drama was intense... at times. For me, I saw the captors including the Captain as don't do anything.... or they will kill you. Which translates into nothing but self fear because you are at their mercy. As a viewer of the movie, I felt no fear or apprehension. Maybe that could have a little do with know what happened. And I do remember the events well. That was a time of lot of pirating and thinking, how is that happening today.

I thought the 2nd act had the most tension, but once they got on the little boat, it just floated... literally and figuratively.

While I'm glad I finally got to see it, I know I have no desire to watch it again.