Best known for helming the last two thirds of the Jason Bourne trilogy, director Paul Greengrass had mixed success with his two follow-up films, Green Zone and United 93. But he's back in form with his latest effort, Captain Phillips, based on the harrowing true story that made headlines around the world in 2009 — that of Captain Richard Phillips, whose cargo ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, and who took it upon himself to protect the ship and the lives of its crew, even risking his own life and allowing himself to be taken captive.
