Review of A Hijacking (2012) by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky for AV Club — 19 Jun 2013

While the improvisatory movement of the camera helps create a sense of ambiguous tension in the scenes where the crew interacts with the pirates, it also undercuts several more overtly dramatic moments.

However, this shortcoming of filmmaking imagination is largely redeemed by the pessimistic wallop of the movie’s ending.