Hijack (1998)
5/10
Off the rails
27 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Our maverick hero (Cliche 1) is suspended from the ATF (Cliche 2) and sits at home brooding (Cliche 3) then goes off to catch a train where his partner just happens to be the aide of a senator who is trying to bring in anti-gun laws. Terrorists board the train (Cliche 4) with a nuclear bomb (Cliche 5) to threaten the senator until our hero stops them (Cliche 6). There are more clichés but that will suffice to show it is a limp re-tread of other movies.

The acting is underpowered despite having Jeff Fahey and Ernie Hudson playing lead characters and Brent Huff as the main villain is threatening as a wet lettuce in July. Patrick Kilpatrick plays a minor role but he would have been much better as the main villain. Beth Toussaint and Rosalind Allen are OK.

There are frequent shots of the train travelling which are visually pleasant. Apart from that the excitement and thrills were definitely off the rails.
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