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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 14 Aug 2013

A finely spun tale that eschews sensationalism to focus on the human toll on the captives, their families and their employers back home…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 31 Jul 2013

A tense, gripping drama filled with psychological showdowns from Danish writer-director Tobias Lindholm…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 17 Jul 2013

This isn't an action picture; it's a picture about the suspense and terror of inaction…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 10 Jul 2013

Director Lindholm is a graduate of the Dogma school, and he is able to maintain tension with a documentary camera technique, virtually no music…

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By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 10 Jul 2013

A lean, stressful nail-biter, smart, well-written, nicely shot and wonderfully performed…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for PopMatters (2,617) on 10 Jul 2013

[Omar and Mikkel are] like Marcus and McTeague in Frank Norris's 1899 novel, handcuffed to each other in a struggle that could well end in…

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By Curtis Woloschuk (51) for Willamette Week (516) on 09 Jul 2013

Tobias Lindholm's slow-burning thriller makes a bid for verisimilitude that extends well beyond the use of natural light and handheld cameras…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 07 Jul 2013

Though the acting in A Hijacking is superb, the film is strictly a follow-the-dots offering. This is not entertainment…

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By Tirdad Derakhshani (358) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 04 Jul 2013

A Hijacking is one of those perfect films that crop up every few years to prove that with true artistry, even the most exhausted genre can…

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By John Hartl (735) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 03 Jul 2013

Lindholm justifies his confidence in a visual approach that's refreshingly realistic…

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By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 27 Jun 2013

When the gut-wrenching conclusion of A Hijacking comes in the form of a single, random act, it’s only then you realize how far you’ve been…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 26 Jun 2013

To refuse to call A Hijacking a thriller is not to say it isn’t thrilling, in a dryly cerebral way…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 26 Jun 2013

A Hijacking tells a simple story whose ripples ultimately turn into tidal waves…

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By Jeremy Mathews (77) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 26 Jun 2013

A Hijacking delivers all the thrills the title suggests, but in none of the places you'd expect them…

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By Matthew Odam (59) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 26 Jun 2013

The danger never reaches the level of chaos, but the subtext and metaphor in the slow-moving humanistic commentary on the motivations and byproducts…

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By Robert Levin (797) for amNewYork (559) on 23 Jun 2013

A smart movie derived out of the small moments that collectively comprise the hostage experience, rather than grandiose gestures…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 21 Jun 2013

Lindholm's you-are-there docudrama works as a tense thriller, but themes of negotiation and the ability to empathize provide a rich subtext…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 20 Jun 2013

slow, mostly talk, but tense and realistic…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 20 Jun 2013

His (Lindholm) steadfast, unvarying gaze has its own authenticity. He’s made a thriller that thrills while also respecting our intelligence…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 20 Jun 2013

Methodical and tense ... has the feel of something based on real-life events…

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