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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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Red Eye stretches believability to the breaking point more than once, but the story moves with such headlong speed that there's scarcely time to object.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
08/18/05
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

[The film] goes painfully traditional in its last act, but until then it's an extraordinary exercise in claustrophobia: a movie Hitchcock might have made about our 9/11 paranoia.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
08/18/05
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

There are enough thrills during the final third to give Red Eye viewers a few of Craven's patented jolts near the end. But it requires forbearance for both a silly script and uneven pacing to get to that point.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
08/18/05
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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This is what we call summer entertainment, and who would have thought that a mid-August barnburner would emerge as one of the best films of the summer?

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
08/18/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

There's something to be said for a movie that takes a modest premise, executes it efficiently and sends us packing in less time than it takes to cook a roast.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
08/18/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Taut. Tense. Gripping. Suspenseful. This reviewer hasn't used those words in so long I think I heard the keyboard cough. Nevertheless, they all apply to Wes Craven's Red Eye.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
08/18/05
John Anderson
John Anderson
Christian Science Monitor

This nifty, tense thriller directed by Wes Craven brings together a classic setup and a relevant-sounding if thoroughly undercooked story involving worldwide terrorism.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/18/05
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times

It's encouraging that Craven cast two relative newcomers who are excited about being in the film, rather than stale stars earning a paycheck.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/18/05
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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Red-Eye is the work of a filmmaker in command of the full resources of the camera in telling a story visually and with economy.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
08/18/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Craven, an old hand at menace, shifts gears smoothly from the slasher parodies of Scream, offering a more subdued brand of suspense.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
08/18/05
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

Current 'it' girl Rachel McAdams and Irish heartthrob Cillian Murphy had best hope this one passes beneath the radar at supersonic speed.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
08/18/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
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Craven uses the claustrophobic confines of the airplane well, keeping things moving to create visual interest but always making us aware of how vulnerable Lisa feels.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
08/18/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

[A] brisk, efficient B movie.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/18/05
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Coming in at a fairly miraculous 85 minutes ... its built-for-speed, no-nonsense style goes a long way toward juicing this summer's dog days.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
08/18/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Preposterous, to be sure. And the credibility gap only widens as Jack's lethal mission nears its consummation. But by that point, Craven already has us in the palm of his hand, smooth-talking us with a finesse worthy of his dashing villain.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
08/18/05
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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A fun, suspenseful romp, thanks to good acting and an even better, economic 85-minute running time.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
08/18/05
Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A nifty thriller that plays like B-movie blast from the past.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
08/18/05
Bob Townsend
Bob Townsend
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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First-time screenwriter Carl Ellsworth and director Wes Craven don’t come up with a single clever way to generate suspense.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/18/05
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
L.A. Weekly

A minimalist exercise in maximalist suspense.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
08/18/05
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

Features a scheme so needlessly convoluted that the heroine in peril even spends most of her time complaining about its ineptitude.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
08/18/05
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)
 
 
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