A Hijacking

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Audience Member Slow burn. Great characters Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/21 Full Review Audience Member A Hijacking is so quietly intense and sharp it will slice through before you know it's happened. Every performance is crisp and true. Swinging back and forth between the negotiations with executives in Denmark and the Somali pirates and their anguished captives in the middle of the Indian Ocean keeps the viewer on edge. A Hijacking is anguish, frustration, impotence, desperation, and hopes raised and dashed in a moment. It may seem like the stripped down, Scandinavian version of a Hollywood blockbuster, but like all minimalist things it proves less is more. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member What crap, Who in the CIA lets a girl shoot him in the back On the air craft, let the killer live tied up with weapons on him Derrrrr Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This would be a great companion piece to watch alongside Greengrass' 'Captain Phillips', whereas that film focused on events on the ship this film is more interested in the back and forth of the negotiations. We spend more time in Danish shiny offices, focused mainly on the CEO perfectly portrayed by Malling. It doesn't always engage you, but when it does it makes for riveting and realistic viewing. Worth seeking out. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member A tense thriller which keeps one gripped. I liked the way the story flipped between the ship and the headquarters with no overlap of the story. The psychological impact of being a hostage was well described. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Though plot wise it is similar to Captain Phillips this is way more believable in terms of script and its narrative. Yes it doesn't have any big name actors but the cast are solid, it doesn't succumb to the usual action movie cliches (you don't even see the hijacking take place) and is far more of a character study but it still has its thrills, plenty of tension and it looks great. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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