Hijack

Shiny Ahuja, Esha Deol, Kaveri Jha, K K Raina, Mona Ambegaonkar

On the whole, HIJACK is an engrossing fare, more so towards its second hour. Also, the emotional undercurrent comes out well too. However, from the business point of view, the Ramzan period might make a dent in its business, despite strong merits. Read More

Hijack is partly fact, partly fiction. The hijack of an Indian aircraft is still fresh in our memory and at the same time, the film picks up bits and pieces from Hollywood films as well. Read More

Esha Deol has little to do. She's okay. K.K. Raina enacts his part convincingly. The main terrorist, Mushtaq Kak, leaves a mark. Kaveri Jha gets no scope, though she looks photogenic. The actor playing Kumar, Satyajeet, is efficient. Mona Ambegaonkar is competent. Read More

Trying to list the positives in a film this questionable only seems to help me further appreciate the simple pleasures within the smaller-scale A Wednesday. Perspective is a wonderful thing but no matter what angle you look at it from, there is no escaping the lack of form or substance in Hijack. Read More

A few good action scenes are all what this movie is worth, and thanks in the main for this to Allan Amin, the action director. Otherwise, in form, substance or acting, it offers nothing. The editing is not upto the mark and the building of character, sketchy at best. Read More

Like any true-blue Bollywood movie, 'Hijack', too, has a mandatory item number (this one's on a Brazilian bombshell). And to add some mush to the proceedings there are intermittent flashbacks of the hero's romantic past with his dead wife. Read More

Technically the plane hijack in the film is more credible that the ones attempted in earlier Hindi films like Yeh Dil Aashiqana and Zameen, but strictly on comparative basis. There's still a long way for Indian action flicks to even match the heights of decade old Hollywood films like Air Force One. Read More

Overall, Hijack has a slow take off but a swift landing. It takes you on a decent ride and even manages to entertain in parts. The movie definitely is not up to international standards but good enough to appeal to the Indian audience. Read More

Kunal Shivdasani of 'Hijack' falls in the same category. Though this theme isn't just new as this has been the subject in Kuku Kohli's 'Yeh Dil Aashiqana' and Rohit Shetty's 'Zameen', but 'Hijack' appears to be more real. Read More