Review of A Hijacking (2012) by Trevor E — 01 Nov 2013

Even though "A Hijacking" precedes the release date of "Captain Phillips" by a few months, before popping in the disc I found myself thinking, if that film is so good, do we really need this one? Turns out we do.

While I believe "Captain Phillips" is the slightly better movie (it's the seat-gripping sensation) "The Hunt" co-writer Tobis Lindholm's "Hijacking" actually left me with more to chew over after the credits roll.

Where "CP" was designed as a beat-the-clock sea thriller -- and where some critics made the claim that film was "all business" -- "A Hijacking" highlights the shear banality of the same ransomed corporate process.

And in chronicling the title event in huge, random time leaps "A Hijacking" becomes something way more abstract than the heroic HR of "Captain Phillips": its grit is something world-wearied.