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Red Eye (2005)

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Reviews Counted:176

Fresh:138

Rotten:38

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: With solid performances and tight direction from Wes Craven, Red Eye is a brisk, economic thriller.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some intense sequences of violence, and language

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Thriller

Theatrical Release:Aug 19, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $57,859,105

Synopsis: From director Wes Craven (the "Scream" franchise) comes "Red Eye," a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook," "Wedding Crashers") and Cillian Murphy ("Batman... From director Wes Craven (the "Scream" franchise) comes "Red Eye," a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook," "Wedding Crashers") and Cillian Murphy ("Batman Begins," "28 Days Later"). Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying. Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is pleasantly surprised to find that she is seated next to Jackson (Cillian Murphy), the seemingly charming man with whom she had shared a drink—and perhaps even a brief flirtation—in the airport terminal. But moments after takeoff, Jackson drops his façade and menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security...and Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed by an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time as she desperately looks for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible murder. "Red Eye" is directed by Wes Craven and produced by Chris Bender and Marianne Maddalena. The executive producers are Bonnie Curtis, Jim Lemley, JC Spink and Mason Novick. The screenplay was written by Carl Ellsworth from a story by Ellsworth and Dan Foos. --© Dreamworks [More]

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy

Director: Wes Craven

Director: Wes Craven
Screenwriter: Carl Ellsworth
Story: Dan Foos
Producer: Chris Bender, Marianne Maddalena, Bonnie Curtis
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Works extremely well as a fast-paced adrenaline rush, but not so well as an allegory on today's government and security issues.

Full Review Source: Film and Felt | comment Comment
09/26/09
Gabe Leibowitz
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
N/R

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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/18/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Hitchcock, of course, got lots of mileage out of just such absurd plots. But Wes Craven, whatever other strengths he has, isn't Hitchcock.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/13/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

this mid-air thriller sees the director not so much soaring to the heavens as merely coasting along on auto-pilot.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
08/06/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

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07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

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.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
02/18/07
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Kansas City Star

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.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
11/01/06
Stefan Ulstein
Stefan Ulstein
Christianity Today
N/R

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06/03/06
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01/13/06
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

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.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/07/06
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
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01/07/06
Empire Magazine

Just when you thought that Wes Craven was washed-up, back up he comes like one of the killers in his films, teeth bared and meat cleaver grasped firmly in hand.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Film Threat

Strictly B-grade fare, but it has a playful wit and enough genuine tension to make it worth your time and money.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/06/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

Disbelief is never suspended by this silly waste of decent talent

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
09/29/05
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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09/26/05
AV Club

Craven serves up a giddy and taut psychological thriller that will have audiences proudly reaching for their assigned barf bags.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
09/10/05
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

The problem is that this film has nothing particularly new and original to make it stand out from the thrillers like, for example, Larry Cohen writes.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
09/10/05
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Poderia ser um bom filme produzido para a tevê. Como esforço para Cinema, no entanto, é apenas mediano.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
09/08/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's all too big and too self-conscious, culminating in a third-act chase that makes one preposterous move after another.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
09/08/05
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