High Jack is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language stoner comedy film which is directed by Akarsh Khurana, starring Sumeet Vyas, Mantra and Sonnalli Seygall in the lead roles. The film’s theatrical trailer was launched on 27th March 2018. The story of the film is written by Adhir Bhatt. The film is produced by Phantom films and Viu app.
A ridiculously whacky situation arises when a bunch of first-time hijackers try to hijack a plane but accidentally get high along with the passengers. As scheduled, the film has hit screens today i.e. on 18th May 2018.
Cast & Crew:
Cast:
Sumeet Vyas as Rakesh
Mantra Mugdh as Vinit
Sonnalli Seygall as Dilshaad
Kumud Mishra as Mr. Taneja
Priyanshu Painyuli as Chaitanya
Shiv Kumar Subramaniam
Crew:
Directed by: Akarsh Khurana
Produced by: Nickhil Jakatdar, Arun Prakash, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl, Madhu Mantena
Written by: Akarsh Khurana
Story by: Adhir Bhat
Music by: Nucleya, Shwetang Shankar, Slow cheetah, Rajat Tiwari, Anurag Saikia
Cinematography: Mikhail Shah, Parthiva Nag
Edited by: Ajay Sharma
Production company: Phantom Films & Viu
Release date: 18 May 2018
Country: India
Language: Hindi
Running time: 1 hr 42 mins
High Jack movie story:
Synopsis:
A ridiculously whacky situation arises when a bunch of first-time hijackers try to hijack a plane but accidentally get high along with the passengers. The remaining is the whole part of the story. Read further for more updates of the film like the review, positives, negatives, audience rating and final verdict of the film here.
High Jack movie review:
A DJ (male lead), who promises to save his father’s dispensary from neediness by playing at a New Year’s gig in Goa. He finds out that his plans have gone crooked because he has been tricked. The party turns out to be a trick and he is left trapped in Goa without money. During a night of intoxication, he agrees to carry drugs with him on his flight back in a swap over for money. To free himself of tenseness he takes the drugs while on the flight. A hijack of the aircraft by the airline’s employees ensue with Vinit (Mantra) bearing the task. in spite of its little running time, the film feels like a drag as it doesn’t seem to know where it is headed. The way linking a middle-aged man, a Pakistan hater, who continuously bickers with his wife, who eyes the DJ unabashedly, seems forced. A few smart one-liners feature in the film and the worst of the lot is the one concerning a ‘knock knock’ joke.
The Director Akarsh Khurana clearly put out to create a spoof on political and social issues, but his film’s description would never hit the bull’s eye. Neither does the film manage to be a humorous dark comedy nor a bright and pointed satire. Sumeet Vyas, who has displayed comic chops in his earlier career, is capable but doesn’t have enough performance this time to do justice to his role. Mantra as the leader of the hijackers has a imperfect range of expressions. Kumud Mishra is straddled with a clichéd role. The film’s music by a group of musicians, including Nucleya, manages to hit the right notes though. ‘High Jack’ parades itself as a stoner comedy but after viewing it, you would be wondering if you need to be high to enjoy this cock-and-bull story.
Positives:
some fun scenes
Negatives:
No proper witty comedy standards
No intelligence in the script
Musicians
Allindiaroundup rating: 2.5/5
Audience rating:
Final verdict:
The people whoever wants to kill their time can just it watch this movie for once this weekend…