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Red Eye (2005)
Runtime: 86 mins
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 Begins," "28 Days Later"). Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that... 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]
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy
Screenwriter: Carl Ellsworth
Story: Dan Foos
Producer: Chris Bender, Marianne Maddalena, Bonnie Curtis
DVD Info
Release:
Sep 9, 2008
VD Features:
- Region 1
- Lenticular O-Sleeve
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
- Subtitles - English (SDH)
- Subtitles - French
- Subtitles - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Wes Craven - Director
- Bloopers
- Featurettes - 1. Get Inside the Mind of Wes Craven, the Master of Suspense
- 2. The Making of a Thriller at 30,000 Feet
Reviews
Craven is back on fine form with Red Eye - easily one of the finest suspense thrillers of the year.
Craven's direction is brisk and efficient - he packs in fights, chase scenes, suspense sequences and explosions and still manages to wrap up the movie in just over 80 minutes.
There's a crackling B-movie vibe to this gripping little thriller.
Hitchcock, of course, got lots of mileage out of just such absurd plots. But Wes Craven, whatever other strengths he has, isn't Hitchcock.
this mid-air thriller sees the director not so much soaring to the heavens as merely coasting along on auto-pilot.
Terrific casting can work wonders for a movie. If the stars are good enough, logic gaps as deep as the Marianas Trench disappear in the performers' glow.
Fans of the thriller genre will probably be scared and entertained, but seeing Red Eye is more like watching a good television show than a good movie.
This is a screenplay so unbelievably bad that not even two very fine young actors and a director known for his knack for suspense can salvage it.
Craven serves up a number of delightful twists and distractions to keep things consistently entertaining ... a snappy, diverting little popcorn-muncher.
Just when you thought that Wes Craven was washed-up, back up he comes like one of the killers in his films, teeth bared and meat cleaver grasped firmly in hand.
Strictly B-grade fare, but it has a playful wit and enough genuine tension to make it worth your time and money.
Disbelief is never suspended by this silly waste of decent talent
The remarkable thing about Red Eye — what sets it apart from the typical action film it could so easily have been — is how pointedly ... feminist is its point of view.
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