Meandering ‘Hijack’ feels like seven hours in the middle seat

Sam (Idris Elba) hopes his negotiating skills can protect his fellow passengers from harm in “Hijack.” (Apple TV+)

The hijackers in the Apple TV+ limited series “Hijack” are just the worst.

I mean, they’ve hijacked the fictional Kingdom Airlines Flight 29* and they’re terrorizing some 200 passengers and crew onboard — but they’re also among the sloppiest, dumbest and most ill-prepared hijackers in airborne thriller history. From the moment a passenger finds a bullet that was accidentally left behind in a bathroom by one of these dopes through the countless number of passenger uprisings over the duration of the flight (they can’t even convince people to stay in their seats) through a late twist that is almost laughably implausible, you’ve never seen a more disorganized bunch.