Drama based on the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight from Tel Aviv.
Neither an exciting thriller nor a worthy examination of the human aspect of hostage situations, Entebbe tries to do both, an approach that ultimately sinks the film.
The film is absorbing enough in its own terms but ends up caught in a no man’s land between character-based political drama and explosive action-adventure.
Terrific performances form the backbone of José Padilha's hijacking thriller, based on real events.
The umpteenth retelling of the 1976 commando mission to free hostages in Uganda avoids all the audacious drama of the real-life events.
Like the hijacking itself, you can’t help feeling it was all for nothing.
It feels like a failure of nerve: a trite way of summing up the themes without saying anything of consequence. What a waste.
José Padilha’s take on a 1970s hijack and rescue mission undercuts the tension with some strange decisions.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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