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. Sejak tahun 2022, ia juga secara rutin menjadi pengajar praktisi untuk Mata Kuliah Kritik Film dan Teori Film di Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta dalam Program Praktisi Mandiri.Now available on Blu-ray is the low-budget thriller HORIZON LINE (PG-13 92 minutes) from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Baru lalu, tulisannya masuk dalam shortlist (15 besar) Kritik Film Terbaik dalam Festival Film Indonesia 2022. Film- film pendek arahannya banyak mendapat apresiasi tinggi di banyak festival, baik lokal maupun internasional. Hingga kini, ia masih menulis ulasan film-film terbaru di dan terlibat dalam semua produksi film di Komunitas Film Montase. 1-3 serta 30 Film Indonesia Terlaris 2012-2018. Ia juga terlibat dalam penulisan Buku Kompilasi Buletin Film Montase Vol. Buku ini menjadi referensi favorit bagi para akademisi film dan komunikasi di seluruh Indonesia. Buku edisi kedua Memahami Film terbit pada tahun 2018. Buku film debutnya adalah Memahami Film (2008) yang memilah seni film sebagai naratif dan sinematik. Karena pengalamannya, penulis ditarik menjadi staf pengajar di Akademi Televisi dan Film swasta di Yogyakarta untuk mengajar Sejarah Film, Pengantar Seni Film, dan Teori Film sejak tahun 2003 hingga tahun 2019. Ia mulai menulis artikel dan mengulas film sejak tahun 2006. Hobinya menonton film sejak kecil dan mendalami teori dan sejarah film secara otodidak setelah lulus dari studi arsitektur. Meanwhile, one example of a masterpiece thriller, even though the setting is different, is Alfonso Cuarón’s work, Gravity (Gravity) Examples of similar thrillers located on aircraft that are quite successful include Critical Decision (1996) and Air Force One (1997). Making a thriller film that can pump up the crowd’s adrenaline is not easy. At least in terms of action, the scene is more logical than Shadow in the Cloud, which is absurd. The key to a thriller is the maximum suspense action that makes the audience forget the main storyline.Ī thriller with a promising premise unfortunately, Horizon Line failed to build enough chemistry and tension to make the film closer to the audience. The point is, no matter how urgent the situation is, it looks like everything will end okay. Whether because of acting or dialogue, what is clear how hard they try, their bond still feels less convincing. The subplot of Sara and Jackson’s relationship, which was behind the central conflict, did not affect either. The weak chemistry also exacerbates this between the two main characters. The tension element also seems less biting so that the audience cannot dissolve into the story. The plot is too easy for us to anticipate. Unfortunately, the idea of the story was not balanced with a solid script. The premise is exciting, and this kind of limited-space thriller is rare. Sara and Jackson try to survive by flying a plane with low fuel, and below them is a vast ocean far from land. Unexpectedly, the pilot on the way died of a heart attack. Because the leading group left her behind, Sara also had to board the propeller plane belonging to her old colleague, which Jackson was traveling on. After a year of separation, Sara and Jackson, former lovers, were reunited at their partner’s wedding in an archipelago.
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