Two sequences in particular, in which Jackson climbs out to duct-tape a leak in the fuel line, and when Sara climbs out to do something even more dangerous, feel completely ridiculous. Then, during the suspense part - which the 92-minute movie takes a surprising amount of time to get to - things just never seem as intense or as scary as they might have been. That's pretty slim character development, and other than their jobs, we don't really learn much more about them. So, to avoid one, she simply gets up and walks out while Jackson is ordering more drinks. We first meet Jackson and Sara sharing a last drink, with Sara explaining that she hates goodbyes. Unfortunately, Horizon Line doesn't really do either. This kind of thriller can work like gangbusters if it finds the right balance between seriousness and silliness, and if it introduces characters worth caring about. When pilot Freddy (Keith David) dies of a heart-attack over the ocean, the couple must set aside their differences to find land and get down safely. They next day, they find themselves taking the same single-engine plane to the wedding. She and Jackson run into each other and share an unexpected night together. A year later, Sara returns for the wedding of her friend Pascale (Pearl Mackie). Loving couple Jackson (Alexander Dreymon) and Sara (Allison Williams) are living on the beautiful island nation of Mauritius, but reluctantly break up when Sara leaves for a good job in London and Jackson wishes to stay. It has a decent idea, and it's compact and nicely-paced, but the trapped-in-a-plane thriller Horizon Line eventually nose-dives due to uninteresting characters, too little suspense, and too much preposterousness. Book Review: Cult Filmmakers: 50 Movie Mavericks You Need to Know.Book Review: Sam Wasson's The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood.Book Reviews - Guillermo Del Toro: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work & The Unofficial Hocus Pocus Cookbook.Book Review: Escape Into Meaning: Essays on Superman, Public Benches, and Other Obsessions.
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