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Old 10-24-2013, 08:10 PM
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Here are some of the reasons I didn't like it:

1) The plot offered no surprises. We knew from the very beginning what was going to happen: Somali pirates took over a ship and eventually their plan to collect a ransom was foiled.
You're probably right. The truth can be so boring, the director should of had free reign and rewrote the entire story. Maybe if Tom Hanks had been shot through the head, that would of been more exciting. How about, Aliens landing in the water and capturing Tom Hanks and taking him back to their planet. What if the Somalis never hijacked the ship and they just cruised to their destination without anything happening. I see where you're coming from now, more explosions, more car chases, how about instead of Tom Hanks we had Arnold or Sylvester play the role, that would of been different.