Hijack Movie Reviews

Latterly, debutant filmmakers are spelling their flicks completely breaking the clichés. Kunal Shivdasani, an ad filmmaker hops down into filmmaking, not with a peculiar story. Hijack is something an already seen panoramas and to be particular with terrorists, there more and more. What does Kunal Shivadsani spell unique in this flick? Perhaps, your expectations prior to release would have been the same of gonna watch a flick on terrorists hijacking flight and a hero polishing them down, as it is more pertinent with Yeh Dil Aashiqana [Kuku Kohli] and Zameen [Rohit Shetty] . But, there is something glossier here about an emotional bonding between a father and his daughter.

The film looks sleek and stylish in terms of execution; merely you have to bear the annoyance in the first 30mins. Well, pace picks up to the higher tone, but absurdities right there in get us spirits down. Nothing is realistic, especially the caricatured delineation of Shiney of possessing super-hero attributes. Hopping into the running flight, swaggering down the strong gun-holding terrorists is ridiculous. Shiney doesn't carry a bedazing physique and doesn't go apt with certain stunts sequences. On the traits of father-daughter emotional adherences, Kunal Shivadsani surpasses our expectations.

The tale of Hijack, a partial mix of reel and real life incidents goes this way€¦

Vikram (Shiney Ahuja) is a ground maintenance officer at Chandigarh Airport. A lonely person by nature, he has no concerned friendship other than his one friend, Rajeev, the security chief of same airport. It's a life threatening situation for Vikram when the Delhi-Amritsar flight in which his daughter travelling is hijacked. Terrorists who have hijacked the airplane demand for the release of their leader Maqsood [K.K.Raina]. The flight is urged to land on Chandigarh Airport for refueling and it's turn of Vikram to prove his heroism.

Vikram creeps into the airplane with tactics of thwarting down the plans of terrorists and bringing situation under control. Here, you have Saira (Esha Deol) availing him out to bump off hijackers one by one. It's more deplorable for some of the innocents who become victims to gunshots in the process. Last and final, Vikram triumphs for the day, saving the lives innocent passengers and his lovable daughter.

Well, getting on with Shivadsani's narration, he could have better avoided pulling in songs. They are simply inapt for the film. But the latter part, especially the last 25mins, you are there on the edge of seats. Shiney Ahuja emotes well to the situations while Esha Deol has nothing to do more. Fine! A moderate performance from her looks good. K.K.Raina and Mushtaq Kak on their roles have done justice.

Getting on with technical aspects, Justin-Udhay's background score top-notches with a great impact while Jehangir Chowdary's cinematography draws us in. His splendorous style of canning certain shots is commendable. What makes this flick perfect as an action-thriller are the stunts choreographed by Allan Amin. Often you find the screens filled with blood-sheds, but isn't done butcherly. Set decorator Bijon Dasgupta does a splendid presentation of interiors of the aircraft.

Valuating Hijack on the whole, it's a moderate start by Kunal Shivadsani and if he had fended off with certain absurdities, the film would have been far convincing.

Verdict: Watch it to just kill your time€¦

Rating : **1/2