Red Eye Review

Producers: Chris Bender, Marianne Maddalena

The Good

Cillian Murphy’s character was amazing as Jackson Rippner. He did a great job in playing dual personalities. The transformation from one personality to the next was almost flawless. He played a calm and collected person at one moment then transformed into a serious and calculated operative the next.

The pacing of the movie was good. They didn’t drag any scenes out and each scene flowed together well.

Rachel McAdams’s Lisa character did a great job as the lead in this film. Lisa spent every moment on that plane trying to outsmart Jackson.

She tried to fake the phone call to the hotel but got caught.

The message on the bathroom mirror was a decent attempt at getting to someone.

Writing the letter in the book she gave to the elderly lady was another decent attempt.

She stole a pen from the kid sitting in the next isle. This one worked well in her favor.

The Bad

Lisa’s attempts to get messages out to people really felt like a waste. Anyone who’s competent at their hostage taking job would know how to counteract each one of Lisa’s messages. They could have put a little more ingenuity into the attempts.

The incompetency of the minor characters in this film would make you shake your head. The one that stands out the most is the hit man stationed at the dad’s house was awful. He really needed to find a different profession. It felt like the hit man was just a plot device to introduce a knife and gun into the final scenes of the movie.

The traveling ability of Jackson to the house seemed a bit confusing. He wasn’t in front of Lisa at all and she stole a car in order to get home quickly. Jackson was stopped at the terminal transfer. He should have taken a bit longer to reach the house under these circumstances. Guess it was movie magic.

Jackson was easily defeated by the combination of Lisa and her dad. This left you to think how Jackson would succeed during the beginning of the film. He showcased a few skills while wielding the knife and unfortunately it didn’t help him much against Lisa.

Originally published on the Bring On The Reviews Blogspot blog on May 29, 2014.

Red Eye (2005) Cast and Details

Red Eye (2005) is directed by Wes Craven and stars Cillian Murphy, Rachel McAdams and Brian Cox. It runs 85 minutes and is rated PG-13. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my A Million Ways to Die in the West review.