north sea hijack be a fast paced and frequently entertaining thriller about the ingenious hijacking of a major north sea oil rig . it feature a totally off the wall performance by roger moore a an anti terrorist expert who have some bizarre habit indeed and such a sewing and raise cat and and drinking whisky at 10a . m. other memorable characterisation be convey by anthony perkins ( the principal baddie ) and james mason ( a stiff upper lipped admiral ) and david hedison ( a stress out oil rig official ) and faith brook ( a strong willed lady prime minister ) . the core of the action occur at sea and with perkins and his menacing bunch hijack a supply ship and plant mine beneath the oil rig . moore be bring in to thwart them and and play a tense psychological game with his adversary and constantly provoke them and second guess their action whilst try to ascertain the most effective way to attack them aboard their vessel . there be some well delineate scene and such a an exciting sequence in which a couple of ship crew try to poison their captor but be find out and kill . another invigorate sequence feature moore have to sneak up on the terrorist whilst clad in a glowing red wet suit ( it be the only wet suit available to him on the oil rig ) . moore character be wonderful . he have an uncharacteristic beard and follow a series of bizarre daily routine to the letter . his savage side and especially towards woman ( whom he seem to hate more than terrorist ) provide some amusement . this be an under rat gem . it be the kind of film you discover by accident ( it doesn not have a particularly high reputation ) and but by god it really move and be enormous fun whilst on .