"Whatever female-driven, emotion-based dilemma you may be dealing with right now, you have my sympathy. But for the sake of time and sanity, let's break this down into a little male-driven fact-based logic."
Wes Cavern is a great director. This film could have been very terrible as it has little locations but Cavern's talent as a director uplifts this from a B-grade thriller to an intense emotional experience. The plot is simple. A member of organised crime tells a hotel manger to switch a politicians room so they can kill him. This mainly takes place on a plane called the Red Eye.
The script is smart and sharp. The scary moments were scary, the comic relief was there and purposely there. And best of all there were dilemmas and mystery that was solved and then reverenced to throughout the film.
The acting was 50-50. There were essentially four characters - the two on the plane, the girl on the plane's father and the politician. The boy on the plane, Jack, used the girl on the plane's, Lisa, father, Joe, to kill the politician, Keith. Jack and Lisa had the most screen time by far and that is why it is a 50-50 acting effort. Cillian Murphy was amazing as Jack. He was threating, calm (very creepy quality in a villain) and composed. Rachael Macadams was poor. she isn't a great actress by any means but i do enjoy the movies she is in. She is the Paul Rudd of the dramatic roles. she goes by with nothing memorable while other actors do great stuff.
The supporting cast was above par. Joe was a convincing father and Kieth, with the little screen time he had, was convincing enough. And there are some quirky characters that'll keep you rooting for them too.
The direction was above average too. Only a hand full of directors could keep a confined space so interesting.
So overall Red Eye is a great thrill ride that takes off then lands with scares, laughs, and action. What else does a movie need?
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