By now, most viewers are so aware of movie tropes that films like this are virtually devoid of suspense. At some point, filmmakers started throwing subplots and extraneous characters into disaster movies so that the audience could never be completely assured of anyone's survival; doing so might have helped here. Instead, we have the reliable Hawkins, up there by himself, refusing to bail out of an experimental plane which only he can land. Uh-huh. There's not enough character development or good dialogue to engage the viewer's interest. At one point, a journalist remarks to the effect that there's no story without a crash. He may be callous, but he's right.
Review of Decision Against Time
