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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.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

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... 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 after receiving bad news about his brother to find his apartment filled with incriminating packages, and receives a phone call from a mysterious woman advising him to vacate the premises immediately. Single mom Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan) also finds herself at the mercy of the mystery caller after seeing her young son off on an overnight school trip. Soon, these two strangers find themselves caught in a tangled web, taking directions from the female caller who makes it very clear that if they disobey her, there will be consequences for them and their families. They have no control over the course that's been set in motion. But the real question is, who is making these calls and what is their ultimate goal? Filled with explosive action, car crashes, and high-tech hi-jinx, this thriller moves at breakneck speed. Technology is the co-star here: electronic signs relay the next move to Jerry and Rachel, traffic lights change as needed, and strangers' cell phones ring with directions. The strong supporting human cast includes Billy Bob Thornton as a hard-nosed FBI agent who is investigating LaBeouf for terrorism, and Michael Chiklis as the Secretary of Defense. Rosario Dawson, Ethan Embry, and Anthony Mackie also star in the film, for which Steven Spielberg served as executive producer. LaBeouf remains an interesting young actor, able to move from action sequences to emotional moments with ease, and Monaghan protects her screen son with a mother's ferocity. [More]

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie, Billy Bob Thornton

Director: D.J. Caruso

Director: D.J. Caruso
Screenwriter: Dan McDermott, Travis Wright, John Glenn, Hillary Seitz
Story: Dan McDermott
Producer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Patrick Crowley
Composer: Brian Tyler
Studio: Dreamworks SKG

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Que filminho estúpido. E divertido.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
09/26/08
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Eagle Eye, with a more nuanced idea of paranoia and the ills of technology gone wild, could have been both entertaining and disturbing. Deafening isn't quite the same thing.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
09/26/08
Neely Tucker
Neely Tucker
Washington Post

Noisy, derivative and thoroughly preposterous even by the standards of 21st-century action movies.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/26/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It all wears very thin by the third act, when The Voice really starts to grate and all remaining sense slams into a brick wall.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
09/26/08
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

It's entertaining, if you're OK with it not making a ton of sense.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
09/26/08
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The chase eventually wears thin, and Eagle Eye eventually strangles its actors in the threads of its plot.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
09/26/08
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

[Director Caruso] has done a masterful job of maintaining suspense, keeping the stunts mind-blowing and dressing the visuals in the bleak hues and gritty style of a '70s paranoid thriller.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/26/08
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The movie doesn't have three brain cells to rub together, but the premise carries it a long way.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/26/08
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

At the very least, Eagle Eye gives us two principals who are appealing enough to keep us interested in them.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment 4 Comments
09/26/08
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

Should this film be a huge box office success, it will stand as a sad testament to how low the bar for cinematic entertainment has been set.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment 3 Comments
09/26/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Eagle Eye requires blind faith in its silly storyline

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
09/26/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

Eagle Eye should boast all sorts of contemporary resonance. But it'd probably feel just a little bit timelier and more relevant if it took place in a universe that bore even the faintest resemblance to our own.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/26/08
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

The more that's revealed about the forces at work on Jerry and Rachel, the less interesting the plot becomes.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
09/26/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

Eagle Eye is big, loud and expensive, but it's not particularly entertaining.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment 1 Comment
09/26/08
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger

There are lots of new wrinkles to ponder about American surveillance, but it seems that all the writers have surveilled is HBO.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/26/08
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post

As the absurd contrivances mount, and the omnipotence of the shadowy conspiracy becomes more and more hard to buy into, the movie loses its footing.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/26/08
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

We've seen this all before -- but rarely in such an entertaining format. Eagle Eye is like watching an entire season of 24 in two hours flat.

Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment 1 Comment
09/26/08
David Foucher
David Foucher
EDGE Boston

Finally, an action-adventure thriller that feels as if it were created, directed and acted, soup to nuts, by a computer program.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
09/26/08
Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News

The film is a rag bag of concepts and characters from earlier, vastly better movies.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
09/26/08
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

A ridiculous wrongly-accused-guy-on-the-run thriller.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
09/26/08
Rene Rodriguez
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
 
 
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