Though Idris Elba does his best to carry the story, Hijack is a tedious thriller even he can't save from mediocrity. Our review:
Contained thrillers are far from a new concept. Whether it be Alfred Hitchcock's brilliant and ever-influential Rear Window or David Fincher's underrated Panic Room, the idea of secluding a high-stakes situation in a single location has proven to make for some great entertainment. Apple TV+'s new limited series Hijack is like the love child between 24 and the Liam Neeson actioner Non-Stop, telling an intense story in real-time with much of the excitement happening high in the sky.
Hijack likely would have worked much better as a two-hour movie rather than a miniseries, as the story begins to get tedious in its latter episodes before finally becoming more compelling in its finale. Imagine if 24 was brought back for another revival, but instead of Jack Bauer thwarting terrorists in exciting globe-trotting adventures, he's confined to an airplane full of mostly obnoxious passengers who you couldn't care less about. It simply doesn't work as a series.
Idris Elba Carries Much of 'Hijack' Hijack isn't a bad series in any sense. Whenever Elba shows up on the screen, it comes alive, especially as he stumbles upon some startling revelations in the first two episodes. Moments involving Elba attempting to find a doctor onboard the plane to stitch up a gravely injured passenger prove to be extremely compelling. He is the kind of actor who can be believable in almost any role that you give him, and that's no different here.
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