
After five citizens of the Virgin Islands are convicted in the 1970s of a massacre at one of the island's fancy country clubs, their ostensible leader stages a skyjacking and escapes to Cuba.... (Full plot summary below)
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After five citizens of the Virgin Islands are convicted in the 1970s of a massacre at one of the island's fancy country clubs, their ostensible leader stages a skyjacking and escapes to Cuba.
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| Toronto StarPeter HowellWhat's the real story? Kastner gets as close to it as probably anyone could. |
| CinemalogueTodd Jorgenson... capably examines the ethical complexities of Ali's actions and their broader ramifications, which still resonate today. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmWhat resonates most potently are the scenes of the 1972 trial. |
| Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyCanadian documentarian Jamie Kastner (The Secret Disco Revolution) has crafted an entertainingly kitschy version of an Errol Morris film. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshStylistic choices could have undermined the film, but the story and revelations are so shocking and powerfully absorbing that The Skyjacker’s Tale rises above. |
| National PostChris KnightSo what makes the taking of American Airlines flight 626 on New Year's Eve, 1984, worth its own documentary? Not too much, really. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe Skyjacker’s Tale could stand to lose its gimmicky re-enactments. Why supplement a story this crazy? |
| Paste MagazineDaniel SchindelDespite the intriguing subject matter, this documentary can’t stay in the air. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe movie creates a lovely arc for how we think of Ali, from monster to, “Well, maybe not.” But you’re allowed to think the filmmaker is naive, tilting his story toward those on Ali’s side, buttressing a case for his humanity and justifiable skyjacking. |
| VarietyScott TobiasA Skyjacker’s Tale is all in the telling, and Jamie Kastner’s haphazard documentary misses the opportunity to get it right, despite having access to Ali and an impressive assembly of major players from his past. |