Hijacked (2012)

When this movie was released on DVD, I was tempted to pay the new rental price to see it, but I ultimately decided not to. The other day I found it available to rent for just a dollar, so I decided to see it. Boy, am I glad I didn't pay full price to see this. I'd be even happier if I had rented another movie for that dollar. For starters, the movie has inconsistent production values, with some scenes looking slick and expensive but other scenes looking downright cheap. Next, Randy Couture is pretty underwhelming in the lead role, lacking charisma as well as emotion when his character speaks. The movie is poorly paced; after the (lame) opening action sequence, it takes more than a half hour before we start getting action again. And none of the action in the movie gets above the routine. There is one bright spot in the movie, and that is Dominic Purcell as the bodyguard. He manages to take his role and make his character pretty interesting. If he had been cast in the lead role, chances are the movie would be significantly better.

The main reason I watched this film was because Randy Couture is in it, he was in "The Expendables 1 and 2". To me, "Expendables 2" was the best action film of 2012. Well, "Hijacked" is possibly among the worst of 2012. Now granted, Couture only played a small role in The Expendables and here he is the leading star. He proves one thing: he can't act at all. We already kind of knew that from the flawed "Scorpion King" sequel. But he is not the only "star" of this film. We also have Vinnie Jones. His part is kind of limited since he's killed in the first 10 minutes. Then we have Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) with an awful "Magnum" mustache. His performance is also one he now desperately tries to forget. On with the story: predictable, lacks any form of tension or thrills. Does not make any sense most of the time.When it comes to action you simply have to laugh when you see the limited fight scenes that are badly choreographed. So what's left ? Beats me, I just can't understand why cheap garbage like this is still produced. Avoid at all costs..

From the very beginning,it was apparent that this film was in the B category. It took too long building up to the purpose of the film to start with. The acting was a bit wooden too. I bought it in part because I saw that Vinnie Jones was in it, however I would've thought he'd have been in the movie for a lot longer than he actually was.As usual when the scene is on an aircraft, the effect is spoilt because you can hardly hear the sound of the engines, making it hard to believe you're airborne. I'm a huge aircraft fan and familiar with cockpit procedures and was disappointed to note that, apart from having a flight crew sat there, they did little of what pilots would've done in reality. when the action gets going, there's far too much indiscriminate shooting going on which, again, in reality would've caused a catastrophic decompression.On a plus side, the filming was very good and you do get a sense of money having been spent on costumes and set decor.Overall, there is no feeling of being terrified of the events taking place and the movie had a flat feeling about it. I guess I've been spoilt by excellent films,such as Skyjacked, with Charlton Heston, or Wesley Snipes Passenger 57, not to mention Red Eye with Cillian Murphy.The DVD was only a fiver though so didn't cause me to worry about the expense!

This movies has it all, bad acting, bad sets, bad lighting, terrible plot, bad soundtrack that lacks atmosphere and depth, this movie should be shown to students at film schools to show many examples of how not to make a movie! OK for example the plot is set on board a luxury aircraft that's flying in the air, i say in the air because you the viewer has no idea the plane is moving, not a glass nor a bedside lamp moves while its in steep take off, glassware seems to be everywhere too on flat surfaces where any normal movement would cause it to fall over, the impossible size of the planes interior relative to its exterior draws similarities to Dr Who Tardis half of the film set looks like the interior of some manor-house in the Kent countryside is suppose to be the interior of the plane. i could go on but its not worth it. if your a film student , you must watch this movie.