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Eagle Eye (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 167

Fresh: 45

Rotten:122

Average Rating: 4.6/10

Consensus: Eagle Eye is a preposterously plotted thriller that borrows heavily from other superior films.

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

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Sep 26, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $101,111,837

Synopsis: D.J. Caruso (TAKING LIVES, DISTURBIA) directs this tale of intrigue that utilizes technology as a character. Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a slacker who works at Copy Cabana--until he returns home... D.J. Caruso (TAKING LIVES, DISTURBIA) directs this tale of intrigue that utilizes technology as a character. Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a slacker who works at Copy Cabana--until he returns home after receiving bad news about his brother to find his apartment filled with incriminating packages, and receives a phone call from a mysterious woman advising him to vacate the premises immediately. Single mom Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan) also finds herself at the mercy of the mystery caller after seeing her young son off on an overnight school trip. Soon, these two strangers find themselves caught in a tangled web, taking directions from the female caller who makes it very clear that if they disobey her, there will be consequences for them and their families. They have no control over the course that's been set in motion. But the real question is, who is making these calls and what is their ultimate goal? Filled with explosive action, car crashes, and high-tech hi-jinx, this thriller moves at breakneck speed. Technology is the co-star here: electronic signs relay the next move to Jerry and Rachel, traffic lights change as needed, and strangers' cell phones ring with directions. The strong supporting human cast includes Billy Bob Thornton as a hard-nosed FBI agent who is investigating LaBeouf for terrorism, and Michael Chiklis as the Secretary of Defense. Rosario Dawson, Ethan Embry, and Anthony Mackie also star in the film, for which Steven Spielberg served as executive producer. LaBeouf remains an interesting young actor, able to move from action sequences to emotional moments with ease, and Monaghan protects her screen son with a mother's ferocity. [More]

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Billy Bob Thornton

Director: D.J. Caruso

Director: D.J. Caruso
Screenwriter: Dan McDermott, Travis Wright, John Glenn, Hillary Seitz
Story: Dan McDermott
Producer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Patrick Crowley
Composer: Brian Tyler
Studio: Dreamworks SKG

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Jun 16, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

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  • NTSC
  • Sensormatic
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 True HD - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitled - English. French, Portuguese, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Bloopers: Gag Reel HD
  • Trailers: Theatrical Trailers (#2 Revised) HD

Featurette:

  • 1. Asymmetric Warfare: The Making of Eagle Eye HD
  • 2. Eagle Eye on Location: Washington, D.C. HD
  • 3. Is My Cell Phone Spying on Me? HD
  • 4. Shall We Play A Game? HD

Additional Scenes:

  • 1. Ethan's Wake HD
  • 2. Minuteman HD
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  • 4. Alternate Ending HD
  • 5. Road Trip HD

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Reviews for Eagle Eye

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...one could certainly do far worse as far as movies of this ilk go.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
03/16/09
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

This is nobody's idea of an intelligent political thriller (or satire), but it is an orgy for the senses.

Full Review Source: DVD Review | comment Comment
01/06/09
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

So colossally ridiculous (and transparently derivative) that willing suspension of disbelief is a fool's errand. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
12/31/08
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Attempting to tap into the public's collective fears and suspicions comes D.J. Caruso's preposterous Eagle Eye, an action film with plenty of thrills but I have no idea what alternate reality it's set in.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
12/30/08
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

What, you can't relate to someone being controlled by an omniscient machine?

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
12/29/08
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

...one long, hyperkinetic chase, with the audience wondering what in the heck is happening.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/22/08
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Lowest-common-denominator filmmaking at its most discouraging, with makers who believe moviegoers too stupid to think, so instead opt for constant adrenal gland stimulation.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
12/21/08
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Pay heed to the movie's warning: Technological advancements might indeed become a concern in the future, especially if they allow for greater mass production of duds like this one.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/26/08
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

The cast is not the problem. They are are merely pawns in this cluttered, Ritalin-infused action film that stretches plausibility so often that it would be more accurately described as science fiction.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
11/15/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Eagle Eye occupies a treacherous middle ground. It isn't credible enough to work as a thriller and isn't ridiculous enough to work as a spoof.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
11/12/08
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The morons going to Eagle Eye are the ones who would most benefit from its message in spoon-fed form.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
11/09/08
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

mplekei homage Kubrick kai (alimono) Spielberg me retalia Tony Scott se asmileyto stilaki Michael Bay (stise 5 kameres, peta amaksia deksia ki aristera, traba ta ola, rih' ta sti montaziera, ki opoios bgalei noima, magkia toy), kynigontas intrigkadoriko p

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
11/08/08
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

It's going to make you want to take the batteries out of your cell phone.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
11/05/08
Ben Mankiewicz
At the Movies

An intelligent nail biter.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment 1 Comment
11/05/08
Ben Lyons
At the Movies

It could be called Why the PATRIOT Act and Total Information Awareness Are Bad... For Dummies.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
10/29/08
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Where's Jamie Foxx when you need him?

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
10/27/08
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Text messengers beware, in this wireless espionage romp where Frankenstein is a female, and where Billy Bob gets the best line: I'm not going down in history as the asshole who let this happen.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
10/25/08
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

Oh, come ON.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
10/23/08
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

A slickly packaged yet ultimately unpersuasive political action thriller.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
10/18/08
Brent Simon
Screen International

What's galling about Eagle Eye is that it could easily have been an entertaining film without constantly yielding to the impulse to blow stuff up.

Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/18/08
Calvin Wilson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
 
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