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Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Edward Rodden I spent a lot of time laughing at this film, which was supposed to be scary.

Tweekums Protagonist Lisa Reisert is a hotel manager who is returning to Miami after attending her grandmother's funeral in Texas. As she waits for her flight she gets chatting to Jack Rippner, they share a drink then she is pleasantly surprised when she finds they have adjoining seats on the plane. She isn't pleased for long; as the plane takes off he tells her that their meeting was no coincidence; he had been monitoring her for some time because of her job. He needs her to contact her hotel to change the room allocation for one of their guests; the director of Homeland Security, who is visiting Miami with his family. He makes no secret of the fact that he is an assassin and tells Lisa that she has a choice; she does exactly what he says or an associate of his will kill her father. She delays as long as she can but eventually makes the call and has the room changed… now she will have to find a way to save both her father and the Director of Homeland Security and his family.Too often a film like this would be stretched to two hours and have a variety of unnecessary twists; director Wes Craven didn't do that; he kept it short and once we have learnt what Jack is doing there are no real surprises. He doesn't even waste time trying to explain why the Director of Homeland Security is being targeted… Lisa doesn't need to know so neither do we; all anybody needs to know is that if she doesn't do as she is told her father will die; it's that simple. Rachel McAdams does a solid job as Lisa making the character believable and Cillian Murphy is suitably disturbing as the apparently charming Jack; the rest of the cast, which includes Brian Cox and Jayma Mays, are pretty good too. Clichés of the genre are nicely avoided; I was sure Jack would kill at least one person on the plane but the worst thing he did to any of the other passengers was steal a book. There are of course some rather unrealistic details… at one point Jack head-butts Lisa hard enough to knock her out for half an hour but when she wakes she merely has a mild headache rather than a serious concussion! As the story approaches its conclusion the action is increased and we get explosions and finally a taut final confrontation between Lisa and Jack. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody looking for a decent, but not overly long, thriller which is tense without containing any really disturbing material.

meritcoba The courteous creep Jack Rippner (Cillian Murph) manipulates the seat arrangements in a plane during a Red Eye flight so he can sit next to cute hotel manager Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) and blackmail her into sparing the life of her dad in exchange for the deaths of the under secretary of Homeland security and his family who happen to stay in the hotel she works for. It is that kind of thriller directed by horror expert Wes Craven who is well past his prime nowadays. So where you hope something unexpected to happen you get the usual aggravating nonsensical tale of a lone woman against creepy guy. Reality and logic require suspension and the gods of ultimate coincidence need to be invoked to keep the tale on track. During the cat and mouse game between Lisa and Jack it even gets to physical blows, but of course, as per script, nobody notices anything. Not even the violent banging against the walls of the toilet in an airliner triggers questions. The low point is reached two thirds into the movie. Lisa escapes the clutches of the scary guy to run through the airport dodging security and police, while trying to phone her dad and her hotel at the same time. Why she doesn't go to the first security guard or police officer she sees is baffling considering that she has been attempting to warn them the whole time. Even more unbelievable is that the hotel assistant she gets a hold of doesn't even bother to call the room where the undersecretary is to warn him of impending attack, but instead decides to take the elevator all the way up and deliver the warning in person. What cheap way to create suspense. More unbelievable scenes follow, mostly at her dads house. The police delays from showing up and the neighborhood doesn't bat an eye when Lisa runs over a bad guy with a stolen car and smashes it frontally into her dads house. In the end Lisa, after fighting Jack tooth and nail is saved from the creep by her dad. Hey, she is a woman after all. To sum up.There are some unintentional funny moments, a few funny stupid people and a cast that makes the best of a failing script bled dry of originality. If you happen to be a fan of Wes Craven don't go and see this movie: you'll see his image notched. If you have something better to do you might consider skipping it also. It isn't totally bad, it is just implausible and run of the mill.

Python Hyena Red Eye (2005): Dir: Wes Craven / Cast: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Colby Donaldson: Wes Craven's second release of 2005, and somewhat better than his werewolf disappointment Cursed. Rachel McAdams works at an airline where she is boarding a plane home to Miami but she keeps encountering a seemingly charming Cillian Murphy. On board she learns that Murphy is not that charming and that her father will be murdered if she doesn't agree to make a phone call that will prevail the assassination of a wealthy businessman. While fairly predictable the action is tense thanks to director Wes Craven who works here without the gore effects. This is not quite up there with previous films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Last House on the Left but it is an ambitious attempt to skirt outside expectations. McAdams delivers a fantastic performance as she struggles to prevent two murders as well as survive herself. Murphy is both charming and sinister. Obviously they will clash in the third act where conventions set in. Supporting roles are unfortunately flat but Brian Cox appears as McAdams's father. Colby Donaldson plays the head secret service agent and that is about the extent of it. Theme regards holding strong when pressured by all sides. For Craven this is a step beyond Cursed and forward to more alarming suspense to come. Score: 7 / 10