Diagonaldi
Very well executed
GamerTab
That was an excellent one.
Ceticultsot
Beautiful, moving film.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
bryangary65
Though a true story was a bit disappointed with the film.Seemed a bit silly in many parts. Al Pacino was good but underused while Barkhad Abdi was probably the best character though every time you saw him I couldn't help but think he was playing his Captain Phillips role!
bkoganbing
I wish I could write a better review of The Pirates Of Somalia. That is certainly
one troubled land for the past 30 or so years. When the action of this film takes
place in 2008 it was hardly even a country, a geographical expression at best.Years ago when Lebanon was in a similar state and to some extent still is I read
that President Gemayel controlled maybe 10 blocks square around the presidential palace in Beirut. That about sums up the situation in Somalia with
different warlords controlling a piece of turf over a country a lot bigger than
Lebanon.Doing a paper on Somalia at the University of Toronto, young Jay Bahadur played here by Evan Peters wants a journalistic career and seeks the advice of a
legendary reporter. Playing said reporter Al Pacino basically says seek out a
subject and write. Make sure it's something no one else has already covered to
death.Being a country with a nice long sea coast, any number of these Somalian warlords have gone into piracy for profit. At the same time that Bahadur was
gathering material for his Somalia story, the world watched as some of these
pirates took Captain Phillips hostage.Sad to say that the nature of that story a spine tingling adventure sort of wrote
itself for the screen with Tom Hanks giving an acclaimed performance. I wish
that this one had been juiced up a bit or at least 20 to 30 minutes had been cut
out. The pace of The Pirates Of Somalia is agonizingly slow at times.Al Pacino really stands out. No doubt put it the film for a little box office juice,
he also picks up the pace with a quirky performance. He's in at the beginning
and toward the end. I wish we could have worked him in more.The Pirates Of Somalia is a story that needed telling. But fortify yourself with a bit of caffeine before watching.
kaya-roozemond
Very well knit and exciting movie about Somalia, captures the culture and people very efficiently. Great lead character and support as well. Al Pacino's appearance was very adequate as well. The overall story telling style was very entertaining and felt fresh continuously.
rako1616
Buckley's script and direction frequently get sidetracked with fictional subplots and bizarre animated sequences that feel wildly out of place. It also used a Alex Rios jersey to represent the Blue Jays and this is not cool. Alex is a douche.1/10