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hob63 2012-05-23 07:50:12

You wait an hour, then realise that was the plot

The movie starts out with a good set-up, but then as the plot develops,you realise where its going- no where, the film spends a long time onboard the plane with not much actually going on (almost filmed in realtime). New features quickly are thrown in ad-lib as if the writer issitting there writing the story line as the director is shooting thefilm. Predictable twists leave an uninspiring first hour, then they getoff the plane, yippie time for action. Then the film is over, wellexcept for the ending, which once you see it defines the movie, poorlyplanned, poorly executed and leaving the audience wondering why theychose this plot. In summary the actors get on your nerve, so much so itleaves you begging for the "stars" to get killed, rooting for the badguys. The storyline is non existent. No doubt people will get excitedover this as for a Hollywood current movie it verges on mediocre but ifyou saw this coming from a film school student it wouldn't surprise youas being any different from that level.

royale_w_cheez44 2012-05-22 17:20:40

A fun thriller that delivers the goods

Wes Craven has been on a streak of really bad movies. After Scream, hereally wasn't having luck, especially after horror flops like "They"and "Cursed". Craven redeems himself with Red Eye; a fantastic suspenseflick with top of the line acting and execution that leads to some ofthe most intense film moments this year.The principal acting in this film is perfect. Rachel McAdams playsLisa, a successful and intelligent hotel owner taking the red eye toMiami. Cillian Murphy is Jackson, a man who she bumps in to before herflight and they end of starting a friendly relationship. Once shefinally gets on the plane, she discovers that her seat is right next tohis. He then reveals to her a plan to make an assassination, and shemust help him see it through if she wants her father to live. McAdamsis wonderful and very endearing. Cillian Murphy is even creepier thanhe was in Batman Begins. He gives an incredible performance thatcarries the film. The interaction and tension between the two creates awhite-knuckle atmosphere that doesn't give up. This flick reminds me ofHitchcockian thrillers that we really don't see any of today. It'sgreat! Nearly ruining the movie is Colby "Survivor and Schick Guy" Donaldson'scameo. Come on, does anybody think he makes a convincing secret serviceagent? "We got a code red!" Other than that small blemish that probablywon't bother anyone who didn't watch "Survivor: Australia", this is agreat thrill ride that grabs you by the throat and never lets go. Itrocks!

stonedonkies 2012-05-22 06:58:01

Better than expected

With breathless propaganda on one side and jaded boredom on the other,it's hard to make heads or tails of the comments so far. I personallythink it's a solid, surprisingly nuanced film. It has some logic holes,and Brian Cox is woefully underused, but it's otherwise a fine way tospend some time in the theater. I saw it tonight at an advancedscreening, and it seemed to be a crowd pleaser. People hooted,screamed, applauded, and gasped.I think the camera was just about glued to McAdams the whole time, butthat's not so bad because she's very attractive. The film style ispretty claustrophobic for most of the film, and Craven was meticulousin capturing the quirks of human nature and how people really interact.His grasp of behavior makes for some very authentic and entertaininginteractions, and he builds on each scene involving the co-stars,resulting in some satisfyingly fist-shaking conclusions to theirsub-plots. It's also amazing how much plot and characterization he wasable to pack into a relatively short film. Red Eye is dense withdetail, and you really have to keep your eyes on the screen the wholetime if you want to keep up.His career has been all over the map, quality-wise, and I'm glad to seehim finally move away from high concept shlock, market-tested alt-rocksoundtracks, random assortments of Young Beautiful People as hisprincipals, and embarrassingly crappy scripts. It's almost as ifsomeone else directed the film, chose the material, and approved thecast. I expected Murphy to be competent, but I was really impressed byMcAdams. I haven't seen The Notebook yet, but I think this will be herbreakout role. I found her harrowingly convincing, up until the end.While I see her motivations from the director's point of view, I don'tthink the depth of her capabilities was sufficiently established for meto fully believe she could do what she ended up doing. I think theproblem is that Craven is just not used to this kind of endgameterritory. Hopefully he'll keep at it, though, because this is the bestfilm of his I've seen since the original Scream. Unfortunately, judgingby the list of films he's on track to produce, this looks like athematic one-off for a career slashmeister.

YourMomInAGorillaSuit 2012-05-21 17:46:19

Red eye? More like Red Why

I mean this movie wasn't even scary except for a couple of parts. It'slike this movie was made in 10 minutes. Woman's grandmother dies,goesto Miami, meets this really creepy dude who tries to kill the governoror whatever the hell he is,Woman and really creepy dude get into deathmatch at woman's house. Woman's dad shoots really creepy dude. Reallycreepy dude gets arrested, Everything is fine and woman and coworker gofor shots of alcohol' As long as it's not Baybreeze'' There were somefunny line in it like when really creepy dude follows woman intobathroom and the little girl just stands outside the door. When theflight attendant comes the girl tells her what is going on and shesays''Oh must be one of those flights'' The line made you laugh for 5seconds. Point is it wasn't good and it wasn't bad. It was decent.

2012-05-18 03:47:38

Craven enters new territory gracefully

I think Wes Craven is a good filmmaker. However, I would only consider myself a fan of two or three of his films. Other than A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream, Craven has stuck mostly to cheaper films, that don't scare as well. Such as Cursed and Vampire in Brooklyn.However, I was still excited to see Red Eye when I found out that Craven was directing. Also, the teaser trailer that was first shown did an amazing job. You thought the whole time you were about to see a preview for a romantic comedy, but then the music and look changed and all you were given was the title and some catch phrases, with no plot revelation whatsoever. From the moment I saw that trailer, I wanted to see Red Eye.The movie itself is very, very good. Not just plot-wise, either. This thriller is brilliantly acted, directed, and (most importantly) paced. Just about anyone can agree that most thrillers are dragged out to around 2 hours or more trying to make the story more in-depth when they are really just boring the viewer (Constant Gardener, anyone?) Red Eye does no such thing. At a brisk 80 minutes, Red Eye gets straight to the point and never lets the viewer go once the thrills have started.Basic plot overview: Lisa Reisert is the manager of a luxury hotel in Miami, where a new Homeland Security official is a regular. On her way back to Miami from Dallas (grandmother's death) she encounters Jackson Rippner at the airport and, after a drink, finds him sitting next to her on the plane. Once takeoff is over, Jackson reveals himself as a "manager" who wants Lisa to call her hotel and change the official's room number when he arrives at the hotel.What unfolds after that point is a thrilling, entertaining cat-and-mouse between Lisa and Jackson on the plane. The confined atmosphere of the airplane cabin really adds a good element to the film, as well. Craven uses mostly close-up, intense shots of the characters, so the viewer can really feel like they are right there, experiencing everything along with Lisa.Rachel McAdams does a good job of playing a vulnerable, but yet strong-willed woman who is not willing to give up control of herself for any reason. Cillian Murphy plays his second straight awesome villain (after Batman Begins) and does a great job of exuding a calm, inviting presence before the flight, and an intense, professional, brutal personality once he gets down to business. A great psychological thriller with great performances, and a couple of good action sequences near the end, Red Eye makes good viewing for any Friday night.

2012-05-17 16:05:47

RED EYE

cool flick with some tension and suspense, wes craven directed this?? best film he's done in a long time

jessiedhondt 2012-05-17 13:31:10

I loved it!!

This was one of the best movies I've ever seen! I was already a fan ofRachel McAdams because I saw her in 'The Notebook' en 'Mean Girls' andI really loved Cillian Murphy in '28 Days Later'. It was reallygood,surprising, and very intriguing. The chasing scenes are so great,I got really scared several times. I actually hit my Mum with my elbowbecause I almost fell out of the couch. You really got into JackRippner. Iloved him but at the same time he scared the hell out of me.I felt sympathy for Lisa because she's so strong and so beautiful. Shenot the cliché 'girl in danger' and she really sticks up for herself.Really, I can recommend it to everyone: boy, girl, young, old but notto young because it's kind of scary. I watched it two months before Ihad to get on an airplane and I have to say, I was kind of lookingforward to meet a guy like Cillian Murphy. Evil or not, I would likehim anyways.

2012-05-17 00:17:44

"Red Eye" Hits the Bulls Eye!

Wes Craven's contribution to the horror genre has been a lot of "hits" and "misses". Several of his films have become classics of the horror genre; "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" are the two best examples of this while "The Hills Have Eyes" and "The Last House on the Left" have become cult classics but let's not forget some of his other failed attempts such as "Deadly Friend", "Shocker" and "The People Under the Stairs". "Red Eye" differs from most of Craven's previous work because it's not a horror film. It's a slick, well-crafted thriller that features a great cast, some genuinely intense scenes and heart-pounding suspense. Craven can gladly add "Red Eye" to his "hit's" list.Rachel McAdams plays Lisa- a young busy body who works at a chic resort Hotel. After attending her Grandmothers funeral, Lisa takes the "Red Eye" flight back home to Miami. At the airport, she bumps into a charming stranger named Jackson who offers her a drink and good conversation. As luck would have it, she ends up sitting right next to him on the flight. As their conversation progresses, it is soon made clear that the nice stranger isn't nice at all and his true motivations are exposed. It appears there is an assassination plot to kill a security official and his family but in order for it to go as planned, Jackson must convince Lisa via threatening her father's life, to authorize a room change for the unsuspecting victim in order to position him as a target. She must do it using the airplane's unreliable telephone and 30 thousand feet up in the air. Lisa tries repeatedly to outsmart her fellow passenger and a game of cat and mouse ensues. Finding a film that last under 90 minutes nowadays is a rare occurrence and one of the reasons this film had me glued to the screen was due to its rather short running time. There never really was a dull moment. The film didn't give me chance to get bored, get popcorn or even blink and the performances from the two leads were impressive. McAdams commanded my attention even during the film's less intense situations and Cillian Murphy proved he can be a mighty good villain.Like Schumacher's "Phone Booth", "Red Eye" is a fast-paced, well-executed, well directed time-waster where normal people are suddenly thrown into a violent, diabolical world of murder and mayhem. With a running time of just under 90 minutes, it hardly gives you a chance to catch your breath. Highly recommended.

gus120970 2012-05-15 21:28:55

The perfect in-flight movie

Red Eye is not the kind of movie that's going to win the Palme D'or,but Wes Craven has never been that kind of director, anyway, and hisbranding is a good indication of what a film-goer can expect.The fact that Red Eye is a tight little, undemanding package at 94minutes is part of its charm and an indication of Craven's craft inproducing lightweight, but generally enjoyable, box office fare. Infact, it's the perfect kind of movie to show as inflight entertainment,attention-holding without putting any intellectual or emotionalchallenges on the viewer.Overall there is a cheesy feeling to the plot, vague terrorist subplotmotivation and the supporting characters, and the main section has a TVmovie feel. However, there are definite elements of Hitchcockiansuspense, and echoes of Schumacher's Phone Booth, which ultimately is amore sophisticated (and pretentious) play on the same idea of emotionalcrisis being played out suppressed in public.For a film that focuses mainly on two people sitting in airline seats,it lives or dies on the characters and script. Cillian's icy buteloquent Jackson Rippner and Rachel MacAdams resourceful Lisa are themain reasons the film gets carried off. Not only making the dialoguezing but also giving some sort of Adam's Rib type dimension to theirbattle of 'male logic' against feminine 'sensitivity'.In the final portion of the film Craven indulges himself a littleScream style as man-chases-girl-with-knife. The most surprisingrevelation here is what Brian Cox looks like after the 'Just for Men'treatment, his ubiqutous appearance in films as diverse as SuperTroopers, The Ring and this making him the sexegenarian version of JudeLaw.Short haul fun.

lix 2012-05-15 19:31:58

Sleeper Hit

I went in not knowing what to expect... especially after Cursed (whichwas a more entertaining movie the second time around with the goreintact). Red Eye was one of the most entertaining movies I have satthrough in a really long time. I would even pay to see it when it isactually released because I liked it that much. I have not been to amovie where the crowd was cheering, screaming, and applauding thescreen so much. The leads were terrific... the plot was interesting,the tension was riveting... all in all, a great summer movie worth yourmoney!GO see it!

jotix100 2012-05-12 17:06:40

Air travel is not what it used to be!

Wes Craven, a man who knows a thing, or two, about scaring the viewer,is at it again with his new film, "Red Eye", which proves to be asurprising late summer entry. As a thriller, the film owes a lot to thedirector. The screen play by Carl Ellsworth is clear and it makes sensewith a plot that could well happen.Lisa Reisert is used to working with the demanding public she has todeal with on a daily basis as one of the managers of the luxury hotelin Miami where she probably has to use all her tact in order to keepthe egos of the guests that come to the hotel looking to be pampered.Having been to her grandmother's funeral in Texas, she is on her wayback home when her flight takes a lengthy delay.Lisa meets on the checking line a young man, Jackson Rippner, who showsan interest in Lisa, and who, surprise, surprise, is seated next to heron the flight! It turns that Jackson has more than a passing fancy forthe beautiful Lisa.As a thriller, the film packs a lot in its action. We never feel bored,or let down by what Mr. Craven has in store for us. The acting,especially by the brilliant Cillian Murphy, who plays Jackson, is firstrate, like anything this young actor does. Ms. McAdams is also good asthe spunky girl who will not let anyone put one over her. Thesupporting cast has Brian Cox, Jayma Maya, and Jack Scalia, among theplayers."Red Eye" is only eighty five minutes long, but it certainly willthrill any fans of Mr. Craven and of the genre.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU 2012-05-12 04:31:22

There is no absolute security

It is a film that is at once fascinating and banal in all itsparameters. Another plane flight, to Miami mind you. Another persontaken hostage by some high-crime terrorist. Another terrorist attack ona super protected politician and his family in a deluxe hotel. And yetWes Craven turns it into some breath-taking flight, chase and escape inwhich every step, every instant is a new turn, a new twist in thefabric of the story till the very final end where he manages to revisitHitchcock's famous shower scene. Yet the final fight is less efficientthan it could or should have been because we know who is going to getthe last bullet. But luckily it is not the last scene and this one isso gross and so full of truth that it reveals the real meaning of thisfilm. It is a denunciation of the paranoia of the president and hisHome Security Department, with a cameo of it in the very middle of thefilm, a paranoia the president has injected more than heavily inmassive doses to the trusting and submissive public. It is to forgetthat criminals will always find the loop or the fissure through whichthey will be able to drop their bombs or launch their rockets. And WesCraven is amusing himself at multiplying the security measures:bodyguards, digitalized high tech checking of the hotel suite, thecoast guard, the running security in an international airport, theperfect training of flight attendants and other plane personnel. Andall that is mostly ineffective against modern crime because criminalsupdated the handicaps and they plan on having them and negotiatingthem. The only way to stop such a danger can only come from aparticular individual, male or female, who is absolutely unpredictableand the key in this success story is that she is confronted to being ahostage for the second time and like the bull in a corrida, she learnsfast and the second time is the final one, the one in which she will bestronger and victorious, and victorious she is. So the punch line, thevery last sentence uttered in the film, is what Wes Craven thinks aboutthe middle-class and the middle-of-the-way America that does not evenknow, as for danger and security, what it is to trip on a nut shell orslip on a banana skin. So, what about a bazooka, a rocket launcher, andreal danger …! Paranoia is the worst crime against humanity when it isinjected to millions of people by a politician who only wants to seehis future. But paranoia is a common disease and it can be treated ifnot healed, even when the patient is the president. In England theyused to have Bedlam for these highly disruptive and disturbed people.Good morning modern Bedlamites! But what a shame the American cinema bereduced to developing such ideas and situations when there is so muchmore to do in a really positive way …! Dr Jacques COULARDEAU,University Paris Dauphine, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne &University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines

izapcic 2012-05-11 20:35:35

Rent "Collateral" and Think About Airplanes

While I won't surmise that this is the worst movie ever ("Like anyonecould even know that"), it was a very poor endeavor. The initialexposition crams so much unnecessary information into several minutesthat the foreshadowing is transparent and predictable. Then, to quoteRon Burgundy, "it really got out of hand fast". The final scenes areextremely unbelievable and the chase is so slow that you'll findyourself just wanting the action to hurry up. Any built suspense iswasted.Rachel McAdams needs to not cry so much. Your time would be betterspent renting "Collateral" and thinking about airplanes and terrorists.

2012-05-11 01:21:50

Disagree with the low ratings

This movie does what it says it's going to do. It is a throat grabber, a movie where the unexpected happens. McAdams is convincing as a young woman in an important job who keeps her cool. We know that something is a little off with her because we see a scar on her chest. She's a customer service maven, a manager of the wealthy Miami Lux hotel, and she's afraid of flying. Murphy on the other hand is a good villain, fairly amoral, not interested in money or companionship, but willing to kill to get his target acquired and then resolved. The other roles are even handed and while they are certainly peripheral, we get a chance to see them interact with McAdams when times are smooth and later on when things become unglued.Kudos as always to Wes Craven who keeps us on the edge of our seats as he weaves the tale one by one closing the doors that lead to any escape of the heroine.It's not a slasher movie. It's just a good old fashioned scary mystery. It does seem to come apart and unravel a little at the ending. But it's not Tolstoy nor does it have any pretentions. Mr. Craven gives us a few hints along the way of what's going to happen: the aforementioned scar. The little girl who has her own will; the big teenagege nervous Nellie with the big pen; the pictute of Lisa (Rachel) and her College Field Hockey stick.I don't know what you guys wanted. I got it all. 5 Stars. Larry Scantlebury

fupidity 2012-05-10 13:41:56

Nice little movie to kill some time.. nothing more

Watched this movie some time ago.. and I quite enjoyed it. Until theend that is. There is no pleasing solution to this movie. A lot ofquestions came to my mind at the end of this "masterpiece":- Why would Rippner want to kill these people? Who else was involved?Was it about money, politics, pure hatred? - Why wouldn't he kidnapsomeone else, the manager of the hotel for example, someone with moreinfluence? Oh I get it, it had to be the beautiful young girl to getpeople into the movies :-0 - How would he have expected to get awaywith this? All the people on the plane would be able to identify himThe storyline is not all that bad, but the producers could have made alot more of it. More details, more background.And why the heck did they have to cast Rachel McAdams as the big hotellady with all that influence? She looks too young and is not that goodan actress. The guy who played Jack the Rippner is not that good a casteither.And please let at least one person die next time! Why does everybodyhas to get away all the time to make it a happy end??My recommendation: If you just want to kill some time with a movie thatdoes not involve lots of thinking go see it, if you want to see areally good movie about airplane hostage go see "flightplan" with JodieFoster, that one has some logical errors as well, but at least it letsyou leave the theater with an explanation about it all.

2012-05-09 23:58:14

GOOD THRILLER RIDE!!

I saw this movie few days and ago and bought it for my DVD collection! ...Real good thriller, have a lots tense, suspense moments. Liked it a lot..Because could happens to anyone! And "RACHEL MACDAMS" a new comer she gives a real good solid suspense /thriller to this flick...if u like suspense thriller /action, In this gender type of movies. Defiantly try this out! Edge of your seat suspense! B+

Rich Pearson 2012-05-08 22:18:43

A Great Disappointment

From all the hype and thrilling trailers surrounding this release, Isat down expecting a non-stop action and drama filled picture. 86minutes late the credits rolled and I breathed a sigh of relief. Neverdo I leave movies half way through, no matter how poor, but I camedangerously close with this. Slow paced and rather frustrating attimes, it left me wondering why a movie with such a promising storylinewas ruined with over 70 percent of the movie based around the two leadcharacters (Murphy & McAdams) sat in their seats on the plane. Itreally is just too slow. Cillian Murphy portrays the evil JacksonRippner very well and Rachel McAdams is equally as excellent to watch.The content of this movie ruins it, not the acting.

PersianPlaya408 2012-05-08 11:21:39

A solid thriller, good movie

Wes Cravens Red Eye was an effective thriller. It had two youngtalented stars, and a decent script, with creative direction fromCraven who is no stranger to this genre. Cillian Murphy played a goodvillain, and Brian Cox was also good in a supporting role. This was anentertaining movie by all means, didn't have much complexity, but apretty good thriller. Rachel Mcadams was convincing as the victim whomeets a seemingly nice stranger(Murphy) on board of a flight who ismisleading by all means. It was better than a lot of mainstreamHollywood films and thrillers i have seen, although i didn't like thisas much as movies like Phonebooth which i thought was more effective.8/10

FilmCriticBoy 2012-05-08 07:27:49

Huge Disappointment

I was expecting a lot from this movie.Wes Craven is a brilliantdirector.Cillian Murphy is really good in his role,but this is not aquality thriller movie,it has some thrilling moments but this is a verystupid movie with a lot of unlogical holes in the plot.I have to saythat i am very disappointed because this movie could be so muchbetter.I really don't understand the bad screenplay.Rachel McAdams isreally cute and she is talented actress.This movie is a waste oftalent,waste of money and waste of time if you are a demanding viewer.Ilike quality thriller movies with surprising endings and convincigtwists in the plot.But this wasn't a good movie for me,i wouldn'trecommend this movie to anyone with high IQ.

ndrapela 2012-05-07 23:46:00

Better than a kick in the pants, I guess

I've seen worse, but I've definitely seen better. I thought Wes Cravenwas supposed to mean good movie. Guess not. It was an hour-and-a-halfmovie made from a 5-minute story. Can you say, "draaaaaaag?"The movie is conveniently broken into three 25-minute long sections:The first section has awful writing and is so completely boring that Ichecked the clock at least 5 times. People talk...NOTHING HAPPENS. Thesecond section begins the plot, and has awful writing, really badacting, and clichés that make you cringe. The third and final sectionhas some fair action/suspense sequences, but for continuity sakecontinues with the awful writing.The supporting actress playing Cynthia was the best actor of the show.Rachel McAdams was unconvincing and frankly looked embarrassing in thelead role. The disgusting-looking antagonist was so bad allaround--looks, acting, everything--that one wonders who owed him afavor for him to get the role. He was really revolting to have to watchthrough the whole movie.When I rented the movie I assumed the title referred to a flight, butfor me it was more how I felt trying to stay awake for the end of themovie. *Yawn* I'm going to bed now.