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10/18/08
Eagle Eye (2008)
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Reviews Counted:169
Fresh:47
Rotten:122
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Eagle Eye is a preposterously plotted thriller that borrows heavily from other superior films.
Theatrical Release:17-10-2008
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... [More]
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis
Director: D.J. Caruso
Reviews for Eagle Eye
Rarely has a film been so serious in its underlying implications and intent, and yet so moronic in its execution.
10/15/08
Even though the political, big-brother-is-watching, conspiratorial aspect of the film tries much too hard, the fast and furious pace of Eagle Eye makes for an entertaining time.
10/13/08
A big, happily implausible blockbuster action movie, and on that level it totally succeeds.
10/12/08
Eagle Eye is a mediocre attempt at suspense that manages to lose all of its dramatic weight at the exact moment it drops its heaviest truths.
10/10/08
Surprisingly flatlines less than it should . . . But 90 minutes after its intriguing opening, Eagle Eye zooms beyond its reassurance that, hey, basically everything's OK post-Patriot Act, folks, to resurrect a Hollywood happy ending from the dead.
10/09/08
A B-movie with higher pretensions, Eagle Eye works best when it concentrates on action.
10/08/08
The concept is beyond ridiculous, the execution beneath inept...
10/08/08
Eagle Eye's simplistic and colorful contrivance is oddly refreshing in its preposterous exuberance...a transparent treat at best. Thoroughly rollicking and roguish...
10/07/08
Here's a movie line I never thought I'd live to hear: "Somebody is hacking into the automated cranes!" With a line like that, don't look for Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in the credits.
10/07/08
An overcooked, far-fetched, break-neck paced thriller that has plenty of action but little time for anything else
10/06/08
Eagle Eye churns and flails and piles on pointless and improbable complications.
10/03/08
Top CriticThe film is probably twenty minutes too long, and can't seem to decide if its techno-philic or -phobic, but is an otherwise compelling and cogent performance piece for LaBeouf and company.
10/03/08
The scriptwriters are setting a trap, but there's a risk. If they push the capabilities of the unseen female voice too far -- and they do -- they risk our patience. Once you withdraw your willingness to believe, it's hard to get it back.
10/03/08
It has been shot and edited with that hectic, all-too-familiar brand of impressionistic choppiness often used by Hollywood directors to make a silly story unintelligible.
10/03/08
Those that are bothered by shaky camerawork might want to stay home or take Dramamine. Considering how promising the premise was, EAGLE EYE is a major disappointment.
10/02/08
To make barcodes scary, a thriller needs a pace faster than a busy self-scan checkout. Thankfully, there's no need for a price, or pulse, check on this furious, if exhausting, flat-world thriller that Thomas Friedman would appreciate.
10/01/08
Eagle Eye fails to engage the audience into caring much about the characters because you are too busy trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
10/01/08
The story goes from being a paranoid post-9/11 nightmare to being a goofy piece of sci-fi junk.
09/30/08
It's a poor man's 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Fugitive. I actually feel a little dirty naming those two when talking about this one.
09/30/08
Latest News for Eagle Eye
January 07, 2009:
People's Choice Awards Winners Announced
The 35th annual People's Choice Awards were handed out on January 7, 2009. A complete list of film nominees, with winners in bold, follows below. More...
January 03, 2009:
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. 
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December 22, 2008:
RT on DVD: LaBeouf It Up With An Eagle Eye Christmas!
'Tis the season for gift-giving, which means home video distributers are making the most of the holiday spirit by adding a few irregular release dates to the shopping week;... More...
October 26, 2008:
InLimerick: 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.
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