Red Eye
Red Eye has to be the surprise movie of the summer. I had pretty much concluded to give it a pass, as it has been promoted as a Wes Craven movie. The promos hinted that it might be a supernatural thriller and nothing more. I didn’t set out to see Red Eye today but somehow the thought of going anywhere beyond my normal two mile radius seemed to be an impossible event, and I ended up where I always do on these days; at the Secret Theater.
And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that Red Eye is a good movie! It has nothing to do with monsters, masks, or Freddy. Instead, we have a slick suspense movie that plays out with a good timing, acting, and enough believability to work.
Cillian Murphy is probably about to become the next big breakout big star from Ireland. His recent performance as the bad guy in Batman Begins was compelling, and in Red Eye, Murphy plays a twisted person that goes from charming, to twisted, and back again.
The IMdB provides us with an accurate plot outline: "A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a wealthy executive."
This simple premise plays out well, keeps you wondering how it will all play out, and every character and set up is used in a satisfying manner right up to the final payoff of the movie. At 85 minutes, the movie flows along at a decent pace and ends right when it should. The 12 of us in the theater all seemed satisfied and these days, that’s about as much as you can hope for.
And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised that Red Eye is a good movie! It has nothing to do with monsters, masks, or Freddy. Instead, we have a slick suspense movie that plays out with a good timing, acting, and enough believability to work.
Cillian Murphy is probably about to become the next big breakout big star from Ireland. His recent performance as the bad guy in Batman Begins was compelling, and in Red Eye, Murphy plays a twisted person that goes from charming, to twisted, and back again.
The IMdB provides us with an accurate plot outline: "A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a wealthy executive."
This simple premise plays out well, keeps you wondering how it will all play out, and every character and set up is used in a satisfying manner right up to the final payoff of the movie. At 85 minutes, the movie flows along at a decent pace and ends right when it should. The 12 of us in the theater all seemed satisfied and these days, that’s about as much as you can hope for.
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