''Hijack’s' ticking-clock forward thrust keeps it from ever growing dull, and its efficiency extends to its characterizations; in quick strokes, it defines a variety of men and women aboard the flight, as well as their captors,' writes nschager
Idris Elba’s corporate negotiator Sam Nelson is no Jack Bauer, and, but that’s not to say that George Kay and Jim Field Smith’s airborne thriller doesn’t provide some pulse-pounding pleasures. Undercut by occasionally sloppy and inane plotting, and playing fast and loose with its real-time conceit—the seven-episode series takes place over the course of seven harried hours—Apple TV+’s latest never truly takes flight.
That nefarious group is led by Stuart , who swiftly convinces pilot Robin to relinquish control of the cockpit—something that requires Robin to callously bash in the face of his non-compliant female co-pilot. Stuart and his minions clearly mean business, butkeeps their motivations and goals secret from both us and the plane’s passengers, who are left to cower, whimper, and—in the case of two older gentleman who are coded as racist—hatch misguided plots to attack the villains.
When Marsha receives a text from Sam indicating that something is amiss on the plane, Daniel passes the message along to his own ex, Zahra , who works in counterterrorism. She, in turn, hears from a Dubai air traffic controller that it was a false alarm, as does this official’s London counterpart Alice , although nagging suspicions that things aren’t what they seem persist. Before long, everyone is grasping the severity of the situation, if not its expansive dimensions.
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