Red Eye is a thriller worth seeing
- October 11, 2005
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- Yoshiki Fujita, Staff Writer
- Section: Features
Red Eye is a suspense thriller that keeps your heart pounding. Up high in the air, on a red-eye flight to Miami, hotel manager Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) has the worst nightmare of her life. The movie starts out as if it is about a romance. Lisa first meets Jackson Rippner (Cillian Murphy) in the airport in Dallas, while waiting in line for check-in. They look interested in each other. When Lisa gets on board, she finds out Jackson is her seatmate. It looks like a great surprise for both of them.
However, it is all planned out by Jackson. Now it is the beginning of fear and panic.
As the plane takes off, Jackson reveals the true reason he is on board. He tells Lisa that she has to do what he says, and if she does not, her father will be killed by an assassin waiting on a call from Jackson. Jackson is planning to kill some businessman who will be staying at Lisa’s hotel. To succeed, Jackson needs Lisa’s cooperation.
All of a sudden, Lisa trembles with fright. Trapped in a plane and stuck in her seat, now she has to find a way to save her father and stop the plot.
The movie consists of two parts. The first part of the movie is in the air, and the second part of the movie is on the ground. A lot of scenes in the plane are made up of close-ups and build tension. I thought it was very interesting. Then at the latter part of the movie, which is on the ground, you can see sudden, intense, fast-pitched action.
Red Eye has only an 85-minute running time, but it is full of suspense, tension, and action. Overall, the acting was great, and so were the visuals. Cillian Murphy did a great job acting as a creepy guy. He was also in a recent movie, Batman Begins.
Even though Rachel McAdams, the heroine, is relatively new in the industry, she delivers a very strong performance. She is also co-starring in Wedding Crashers. Rachel McAdams is now getting attention and a recognizable name in Hollywood, so it might be a good idea to keep an eye on her next movie.
In a nutshell, I think this movie appeals to a wide range of viewers. If you want to see a thriller, Red Eye is the one. Since I think Red Eye is well-done, I would like to recommend checking out this movie.