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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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A one-trick action thriller that feels like a poor cousin of an episode of 24.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/19/05
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Red Eye proves once again that imaginative wrapping enhances any package's appeal.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
08/19/05
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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'Efficient' is among the highest adjectives of praise I can apply to a thriller, and this is one efficient movie.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
08/19/05
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

It moves through its paces competently but with little inspiration and even less real interest -- this despite the fact that thrillers are close cousins to horror films, which ought to put them squarely in Craven's milieu.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/19/05
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Why a terrorist looking to kill the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security would take pity on saving the people in the rest of a Miami hotel building is beyond me.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment 1 Comment
08/19/05
Mark Umbach
Mark Umbach
FilmStew.com

The tension rises mostly from the verbal game of cat and mouse of the hunter and hunted sharing adjacent seats.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
08/19/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

It's not a bad movie; it just didn't scare me at all, though it did make me reconsider my preference for window seats.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
08/19/05
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

Who knows if Craven's back on track, but for the first time in years, he's drawn shivers from the power of story and suggestion, not the awfulness of his movies.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
08/19/05
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

[T]horoughly enthralling and completely rip-rousing...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
08/19/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Like flying in coach, Red Eye is fast and economical, delivers its share of jolts and gets a little bumpy toward the end.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
08/19/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Damn entertaining and – even better – at just 85 minutes, it’s refreshingly economical.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
08/19/05
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

There isn't enough Visine in the world!"

Full Review Source: elitestv.com | comment Comment
08/19/05
Spyder Darling
Spyder Darling
elitestv.com

Wes Craven turns in a tightly wound roller-coaster ride. Intellectually, you know it's improbable, but you can't help but raise your hands when the big drop comes.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
08/19/05
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

A tightly-wound, tense thriller that's worth the trip to the theater.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
08/19/05
Paul Salfen
Paul Salfen
Supercala.com

For a movie getting unceremoniously released during the dog days of the summer movie season, Red Eye deserves a look.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/19/05
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

[Wes Craven] should have stayed with what he knows best.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
08/19/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Sometimes you have to be grateful for simple pleasures.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
08/19/05
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Until he moves into action territory, Wes Craven keeps the tension tight and mostly avoids big plot holes.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
08/19/05
Boo Allen
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Tight...Taut...Gripping...Craven's most suspenseful film since The Hills Have Eyes.

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
08/19/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Leave it to director Wes Craven... Red Eye is a nail biting, edge of your seat experience, and he does it all in under 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
08/19/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
 
 
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