What You Need To Know: With director Paul Greengrass having made a name for himself in two relatively distinct areas — the tense conspiracy
action thriller (the second and third «
Bourne» films) and based - in - fact films about recent historical events («United 93,» «Bloody Sunday,») «Captain Phillips» seems like it could play to his strengths in both areas, as it's a gripping, tense, fight - for survival
type tale that has added weight and heft for being lifted from a real - life incident.
Craig's Bond is rougher than Brosnan, much more adept at the sort of hand to hand combat that feels painful to watch on screen, the
type of
action that Paul Greengrass brought to the mainstream in the
Bourne films.