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I'm not claiming masterpiece stature for Red Eye, just a solid professionalism in the acting, writing and direction that seems inextricably related to the modesty of its intentions.
The movie turns into a complicated duel that depends on precise observation of physical detail and moment-by-moment continuity so closely calibrated that it's impossible to find a wasted shot or an exaggerated emotion.
For Wes Craven, who I like a lot as a slasher director, he really goes into a different direction with this.
It took forever, but the best thriller of summer 2005 has finally arrived. The gripping, seat- clutching suspense in this baby will pin you to your seat.
After a summer of crashes, bangs, endless chase scenes and special effects that belittle the actors standing in front of them, what a pleasure to see characters in a thriller doing what people like themselves possibly could do.
Fast and furious and tightly focused and blessedly short at 85 minutes, it recalls not so much today's bloated, computer-crazed films, but tighter melodramas of the '50s.
While not particularly original, Red Eye is immensely entertaining and a fine example of the classic suspense-thriller.
Works extremely well as a fast-paced adrenaline rush, but not so well as an allegory on today's government and security issues.
Entertaining thriller for teens and up; not for the younger set.
Hitchcock, of course, got lots of mileage out of just such absurd plots. But Wes Craven, whatever other strengths he has, isn't Hitchcock.
this mid-air thriller sees the director not so much soaring to the heavens as merely coasting along on auto-pilot.
Terrific casting can work wonders for a movie. If the stars are good enough, logic gaps as deep as the Marianas Trench disappear in the performers' glow.
Fans of the thriller genre will probably be scared and entertained, but seeing Red Eye is more like watching a good television show than a good movie.
A rousing thriller that takes advantage not of the vulnerability of a commercial airplane, but of its confined space
The psychological mind-games are played to the hilt, the pressurised cabin air increases the edge-of-the-seat tension and the 85-minute flight time is gratifyingly short.
This is a screenplay so unbelievably bad that not even two very fine young actors and a director known for his knack for suspense can salvage it.
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