Shin-yeong Jang,
Il-guk Song,
Eol Lee,
Lee Dong-gu,
Hye-na Kim
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A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.
Directed by: Wes Craven
Release Date: August 19, 2005
Keywords:
action,
little,
suspense,
thriller,
horror,
scary,
media,
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click,
gud,
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rachel mcadams,
cillian murphy,
wes craven,
red eye,
Times New Roman,
Cillian Murphy ,
Wes Craven ,
Red Eye
DVD Release Date: January 10, 2006
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June 15, 2012fb100001592288964A hugely underrated character-driven thriller that highly thrives off of the lead performances of Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. Additionally, it's an amusing change of style for director Wes Craven, who manages to pack this film with lots of tight moments of tension and twis... read more
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January 14, 2012fb619846742A tightly-paced, efficiently directed and acted slice of horror concerning a hotel manager (Rachel McAdams) whose father's (Brian Cox) life is threatened while on a "red eye" flight by a first-charming individual (Cillian Murphy), who demands that she switches the room of a polit... read more
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September 26, 2011fb729949618Good thriller, I liked it. Different type of movie for Wes Craven, but he delivered.
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June 25, 2011What begins as a fairly interesting basic thriller soon spirals out of control and goes into the absurd heights. For me Wes Craven has always been a overrated director among horror-buffs. He lacks style and is actually more concerned in shocking audiences than building a tension.... read more
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May 19, 2011Considering that this was made by Wes Craven, it is an interesting departure from his usual work. The film may be a bit formulaic and cliched, but it has plenty of tricks to make it a fairly entertaining thriller film. Red eye is nothing original, and it feels that the film does... read more
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April 18, 2011Formulaic but effective thrill ride. Wes Craven's direction is spot-on, and his attention to detail is evident after a second viewing. Red Eye receives great support from Marco Beltrami's score. Both leads render impressive performances: Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy are two ... read more
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March 12, 2011An ok Thriller, with a better than expected performance from Rachel McAdams and a less than worthy performances from Cillian Murphy.
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August 31, 2010hotel manager Lisa Reisert who after attending the funeral of her grandmother is on her way back to Miami to make it in time for work the next day. She takes the Red Eye flight ,where she doesnt realise she is seated next to her own worst nightmare, Jack Ripner!!! Soon after take... read more
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August 15, 2010A really good and well thought out suspense film. A great cast really helps the narrative. Some parts were fairly predictable but it was intelligent and interesting following the story.
Critic Reviews
June 3, 2006
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
September 7, 2005
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
I'm not claiming masterpiece stature for Red Eye, just a solid professionalism in the acting, writing and direction that seems inextricably related to the modesty of its intentions. Full Review
September 6, 2005
David Denby, New Yorker
The movie turns into a complicated duel that depends on precise observation of physical detail and moment-by-moment continuity so closely calibrated that it's impossible to find a wasted shot or an ex...
August 29, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
For Wes Craven, who I like a lot as a slasher director, he really goes into a different direction with this. Full Review
August 27, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It took forever, but the best thriller of summer 2005 has finally arrived. The gripping, seat- clutching suspense in this baby will pin you to your seat.
August 26, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
After a summer of crashes, bangs, endless chase scenes and special effects that belittle the actors standing in front of them, what a pleasure to see characters in a thriller doing what people like th... Full Review
August 19, 2005
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Fast and furious and tightly focused and blessedly short at 85 minutes, it recalls not so much today's bloated, computer-crazed films, but tighter melodramas of the '50s. Full Review
August 19, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Red Eye doesn't just stick to the basics -- it reminds us why they still matter. Full Review
August 19, 2005
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
[Craven finds] another new way to stoke our apprehensions of being caught vulnerable and helpless. Full Review
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