AsMoral Wrote:I recently discovered a fact about myself. I am allergic to red dye. I am not sure what number it is, but if I consume any product containing this colorful additive I suffer severe abdominal cramping, nausea, and vomiting.



I recently discovered another fact about myself. I have the same allergic reaction to Red Eye.



This Wes Craven directed thriller, and I use the term loosely, is an abomination of film making and script writing. On the plus side the film had a very short running time clocking in just under an hour and a half. Thank God that the screenwriters involved in this plane wreck had the decency to bail out before the 2 hour mark.



The first rule of any thriller is that it should be thrilling, the suspense should be believable and you should care about the character in turmoil. All aspects mentioned here were missing from this film.



The plot is flimsy; there is never any sense of impending doom. Nothing is explained and the "terrorist act" unfolding came across as more of an annoyance, much like a hangnail.



I won't go into plot details or even state who acted in this film because I am sure they have already removed it from their resume. It should be sufficient enough to say that this airline thriller was such a bomb that if you had it in your carry-on aboard a flight, your name would be placed on the top of the do not fly list, just above Cat Stevens.



Skip it, if it comes on Cable call your local provider and cancel service. If it ever plays on network television it should be delegated to a late night time slot on the UPN where usually only infomercials for proactiv acne solutions air. And that is still being too kind.

Gerald Rice Wrote:Yeah, but that Rachel McAdams is right perty. And Cillian Murphy's got a perty mouth too.

AsMoral Wrote:That was sufficiently creepy.

Scott Hajek Wrote:It's a first. I disagree completely with Tony's review. I liked this movie.

Many of the criticisms seem to include "no detail of the terrorists" or "cliche chase." Well, you really can't avoid a cliche today. Every movie has them; most more than one.

I was happy that they didn't get into the whole "who are the terrorists" plot line. Extra baggage that would detract from the basic premise that there is a whack job doing his best to intimidate Rachel McAdams. There wasn't any need to deal with everything else.

This movie also didn't have any plot holes so large you could fly a plane through. Flightplan was an example of a horribly scripted plane movie that only survived by a good acting job by Jodie Foster.

Red Eye wasn't a great film, but it was a good, quick popcorn movie that made sense and didn't rely on some stupid twist, a huge plot hole or cheap stunt.

AsMoral Wrote:....Skip it, if it comes on Cable call your local provider and cancel service. If it ever plays on network television it should be delegated to a late night time slot on the UPN where usually only infomercials for proactiv acne solutions air. And that is still being too kind.