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Horizon line movie8/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() During the flight Freddy has a heart attack and passes away, sending the plane into free fall. Freddy invites Sara to the co-pilot seat while Jackson sleeps. She is surprised when it turns out that Jackson has also arranged to fly with Freddy to the wedding. Visiting Mauritius for her friend's wedding, Sara hooks up with ex-boyfriend Jackson, misses the last boat to the wedding venue on Rodrigues, and hitches a ride on a small plane piloted by her friend, Freddy Wyman, who is also going to the wedding. He orders, then heads out of the bar (presumably to the bathroom), and she leaves, as she has stated that she "hates goodbyes." Fast forward one year later in London, Sara takes a cab to the airport to leave for a wedding. She is with a boyfriend and he asks her for one more drink before she goes. Sara is at an island bar and is getting ready to head home. Last minute they reach a sand bank, well crash close enough to swim to it, but it floods at rising tide and they spot a shark, and have little hope to get helped. he climbs out to fix a fuel leak, but incurs a broken arm and they lost too much fuel, so she climbs out to fill up with the crate pf rum on board. A storm causes more damage and disorientation. Jackson pushes her to take the wheel, as communications and navigation equipment are badly damaged. Freddy insists to let her try flying, as he once gave her basic instructions, but gets a cardiac arrests and dies, having turned off the auto-pilot. It turns out Jackson already booked a flight. ![]() She sneaks out again, rushing to he wedding on neighboring island Rodriguez, misses the only ferry but by a hair makes the only airplane flight, by local pilot Freddy Wyman, an old friend. After initially hiding from him, she finds him cool and they spend the night together. Overall, HORIZON LINE is the most empty-headed and lackluster film put to screen in recent memory.A year after handsome diving instruction on Mauritius Jackson is stood up by London PR executive Sara, who sneaked out at the pub, she's back on the island for her best friend's wedding. The included digital code is only valid for iTunes (Apple TV). Besides a few deleted scenes, there are no special features or commentaries. The musical score sounded like it was a rip-off from every other movie.įor those who need to know, the picture and sound quality on the Blu-ray are exceptional. The cinematography was alright in some scenes and horrible in others. I've seen her in two other films, and she's a godawful actress with no emotional depth. However, I cannot say the same for Williams. So, maybe it was more of the director's fault, or he's just a bad actor. I'm not saying Dreymon is a bad actor because this is the first time I've seen him in anything. Allison Williams and Alexander Dreymon both give wooden performances. It's pretty obvious why these two lovebirds broke up - they have zero chemistry! The characters are one-dimensional at best, with some of the dumbest dialogue ever penned. The first twenty minutes is a snoozefest, where we're introduced to Sara and Jackson and learn about their past relationship. Even though I have never stepped foot on a plane, I know more about flying than them. However, the filmmakers, should've done their research before attempting such a story. Sure, the overall premise of a pilot suddenly dying inflight and leaving the passengers in a desperate attempt to survive sounds intriguing. HORIZON LINE is one of the stupidest movies ever made. How the hell did this movie get the green-light? Shortly after takeoff, the pilot (played by Keith David) has a fatal heart attack, leaving the former couple alone on a plane with a broken autopilot that's heading into the path of a terrifying storm. The plot centers on ex-lovers Jackson and Sara (played by Alexander Dreymon and Allison Williams) traveling on a single-engine plane en route to their friend's wedding on a tropical island. The audience score is currently at 25%, with zero written reviews. As of this writing, there are only three critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and you probably guessed - they're all negative. It went straight to VOD here in the USA on January 12, 2020, with little to zero buzz. ![]() STXfilms released the movie to theaters in Sweden in November 2020. If you have never heard of it before, well, the good news is that you're not the only one, as neither had I until recently. Now available on Blu-ray is the low-budget thriller HORIZON LINE (PG-13 92 minutes) from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. ![]()
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