I still enjoyed
re-watching Red Eye, although I now noticed that the beginning drags a little,
but that’s because I already knew what was going to happen. However, once the
plane lands and the race begins to save the people and her father, the movie
becomes all excitement.
For me, the
acting from Rachel McAdams (Lisa) and Cillian Murphy (Jack) is top-notch. They
made the best of the confined space they had and made the movie worth every
minute. Red Eye is a movie you have to see in case you missed it back in 2005.
What makes it even more exciting and inviting to watch is that it was directed
by the late Wes Craven.
The movie begins
with the introduction of Lisa and her father. We notice a nice bonding between
the pair, and this relationship is important to the plot. Lisa is the manager
of a hotel and seems to be good at it. While waiting to board a flight, she
meets a nice man named Jack. Jack says and does all the right things, and Lisa
likes him. To her shock, on the plane, they are seated next to one another.
Wes Craven had
control of the plot for me. He packed enough suspense in the beginning, and
then once the plane lands, he changes the pace of the movie and maintains that
pace until the end.
The movie was
both a critical and commercial success, although it’s different from what we’ve
come to know Craven for. Craven is known for making slasher movies. He created
iconic characters in the '80s with A
Nightmare on Elm Street, and in the '90s, he gave us Scream.
This movie is not a slasher film, but a thriller which will have you glued. I
think it is one of those under-appreciated classics of the 2000s which I will
always look forward to seeing again.
Red Eye is a
good movie to watch—one that will captivate you from start to finish.
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