00s Movie Review - Red Eye

Director: Wes Craven
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 85 minutes
Year: 2005
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays
 
Description: Lisa (Rachel McAdams) on her flight to Miami befriends Jackson (Cillian Murphy) who turns out to be a terrorist. Holding her hostage, he forces her to help him assassinate the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

Review: Director Wes Craven usually deals with frenzied, supernatural and/ or gory horror slashers. “Red Eye” is a little different. It’s an efficient psychological thriller with an very simple premise.

Hotel manager Lisa Reisert meets the charming Jackson, before her overnight flight to Miami and is pleasantly surprised to find him sitting next to her on the plane. There is a very sinister reason behind it.
With many of these type of films, it’s mostly the atmosphere that carries the film. But in “red Eye” both characters we’re following have depth. You can relate to Lisa and root for her. And the character of Jackson is really fleshed out as well, he’s not just your standard bad guy with a sinister plan.

The feeling of claustrophobia adds to the atmosphere and thrill, because most part of the film is set on an airplane. Because the characters are stuck in a closed off location, it’s becomes an edge-of-your-seat experience.

Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy are both really good in “Red Eye” and I think this film deserves a lot more praise then it’s getting. It’s a really good, exciting, strong thriller, that I enjoy every time I’m watching it.

Rating: 4,5/ 5