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Lisa Reisert manages reception at a busy hotel, she is strong and very customer focused. When her grandmother dies she is forced to go to Texas to attend the funeral. Upon her return journey home her flight is delayed; realising the pressures surrounding both staff and passengers Lisa steps in and resolves small issues as best she can.
Charles Keefe is the Deputy of Homeland Security; he is hard talking and fiercely defiant when it comes to terrorism and organised crime. On the same day that Lisa is returning home he and his family are due to book into the hotel that Lisa works at.
Jackson Rippner seems like a good hearted and dependable man; he is very professional and highly motivated. Jackson observes Lisa's actions at the airport and strikes up a conversation. There is a simmering but unspoken attraction between the two. While waiting for the flight home the two enjoy a quiet drink in a bar.
When its time for the flight to leave Lisa is pleased to discover that she must sit next to Jackson on the plane. The two enjoy a little spirited conversation and discuss each others professions. No sooner is the plane in flight than Jackson reveals to Lisa that he is a hired hit man, there meeting is no coincidence and that she is an instrumental pawn in the assassination of Charles Keefe. If Lisa does not help Jackson he will order a man parked outside her father's house to kill him.
CAST
Rachel
McAdams .... Lisa Reisert Cillian Murphy .... Jackson Rippner Brian Cox .... Joe Reisert Jayma Mays .... Cynthia Laura Johnson .... Blonde Woman Max Kasch .... Headphone Kid Angela Paton .... Nice Lady Suzie Plakson .... Senior Flight Attendant Jack Scalia .... Charles Keefe Teresa Press-Marx .... Marianne Taylor
Horror legend Wes Craven (Nightmare On Elm Street) is the director behind what has the potential to be an incredibly inspired movie. You'll note my choice of words closely as what has the potential to be great is a utterly miserable failure. Once you have passed through the initial niceties of the movie, then onto the threat that Jackson makes to Lisa your left with an empty shell.
As with so many films this tale is to predictable, you can see where the plot is going way before the storyline is delivered. It's far too Hollywood like, and when I say that I simply mean that the movie must fall into a specified template. That template with thrillers tends to look like this Nice Intro>Menacing Threat> Mindless Action> Happy Hollywood Ending. Now if you like that sort of film, then no doubt Red Eye will not fail to disappoint you. However if you like to be a little more challenged by your choice of viewing material then you'll be pig sick after this stinker. And in case you're thinking to yourself "Red Eye, I've never heard of that!" well from my initial comments your probably beginning to realise why.
I watched Red Eye with no knowledge as to what it was about; all I knew was that a plane was featured. As the story began to unwind although I could see potential I was asking myself "What's Wes Craven playing at?" Because Red Eye does not seem like Wes Craven in anyway, it is almost as if it was directed by someone else who had dropped out. But no Wes was there from the very first day; Wes is no stranger to change after the second Scream movie Wes went into production of a family movie about a music teacher called Music Of The Heart starring Meryl Streep of all people. Red Eye is so far removed from anything he has done, and from 25 minutes into the movie I was fully aware my time was being wasted. The last surprise you get in this movie is at minute 19 when Jackson reveals his fiendish plan.
The acting cannot be knocked, the cast do the best they can with a bad story. Rachel McAddams is a stunning beauty who could pull off the lead role in any movie, she has a very action related look about her, while she could happily play a strong romantic lead; she also has a good face for comedy, I can happily see her as "a next big thing". Cillian Murphy turns out a good performance too, but he is the worst let down by the whole thing. His role as Jackson starts out as being one of the most menacing characters in any Wes Craven movie; but in reality he is a bungling fool easily overpowered and never gets the upper hand.
As I finished watching Red Eye a sentence rang throughout my head "I'll never get that time back!" Even a ninety minute nap would have been more appreciated and certainly more rewarding.
Special Features
Audio Commentary consists of Craven and some other emotionally devoid gimps chatting about production values, costs etc. Its very bland and very boring, made worse by Craven's constant "I thought this would be a really menacing idea" and similar statements. If you find yourself listening to this after the state of the film I think you need to reassess you life.
"Making Of" Featurette is the best part of the DVD. Some nice candid images of the cast working away on set. Some brief interviews of the cast telling you how happy they are to be working on such a "special movie" hmm yes nice terminology.
"Wes Craven A New Kind Of Thriller" explains the concepts of Red Eye and why its so new. Well I'm sorry there is nothing new about this movie, and to hear people talking about it with such passion is most alarming. As this additional extra continues they constantly tell you in a much laboured way how magnificent everything is and how "new" everything is.
Gag Reel is a series of humorous cuttings from the movie; if only they had left these in I'd have something really positive to say about the whole thing.
To add insult to injury the cheapest I have seen this DVD is £13.99 from Play.com, I can think of three budget DVD's that you would better spend your money on. I would recommend Man On Fire, Sliver, and Along Came Polly not because they are great films although I believe two of them are but because they give you all the elements that this movie should.
I don't like to completely slate a movie, but I really am totally disgusted with this ludicrous offering. There is nothing new or special about this movie I just simply feel robbed.
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I quite liked it, it was an easy film to watch! xx
Fuzzy98 05.07.2006 01:47
I remember seeing the trailer for this at the cinema (must have been the last time i went lol) and I wasn't sure about it then - will definitely give it a wide berth now! Great revuew :-) Sarah xxx
newty1977 04.07.2006 21:50
Hahaha ... awesome ! Two successive film slatings and very well written ! Defo give this a miss ... loved the added detail about Wes and his film creations and ability to diversify .. who knew .. !
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