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Red Eye
And now for a movie that I quote frequently and nobody ever understands what i'm on about, a movie from 2005 by Wes Craven that is often forgotten amongst the majority of people, I am, of course talking about Red Eye.
Red Eye is a nice little thriller that revolves around Lisa Reisert (played very well by Rachel McAdams), an acting hotel manager who is returning home after attending her grandmother's funeral. Her flight is a red eye flight, which means she won't arrive home until early in the morning and by the looks of things the flight may be also be cancelled. Things are looking dull for poor Lisa until she bumps into Jackson Rippner (played extremely well by Cillian Murphy), and by incredible chance, the two are sitting next to each other on the flight.
While the film seems like a romantic drama for a while, a sudden twist is introduced, as Jackson Rippner reveals that he's been stalking Lisa for weeks and has a hit-man outside her father's house as they speak. As it turns out, a very powerful politician is staying in the hotel Lisa is managing and Jackson needs her help to assassinate him, or else her father will die.
Rachel McAdams plays the girl who's in the wrong place at the wrong time with excellence, managing to entertaining and establish a huge emotional connection with the audience. Though Cillian Murphy is fantastic also, playing a cold terrorist who honestly has the most powerful eyes of all time.
The movie is never slow and if I have any complaints, it's that the lighting is strange at certain points and the soundtrack is very generic and annoying almost constantly, but other than that I have no problems.
Overall Red Eye is an absurdly entertaining thriller with intense moments and scenes of chilling grace, Red Eye is a film I strongly recommend, especially if you want something to entertain you on a Friday night.
And now for a movie that I quote frequently and nobody ever understands what i'm on about, a movie from 2005 by Wes Craven that is often forgotten amongst the majority of people, I am, of course talking about Red Eye.
Red Eye is a nice little thriller that revolves around Lisa Reisert (played very well by Rachel McAdams), an acting hotel manager who is returning home after attending her grandmother's funeral. Her flight is a red eye flight, which means she won't arrive home until early in the morning and by the looks of things the flight may be also be cancelled. Things are looking dull for poor Lisa until she bumps into Jackson Rippner (played extremely well by Cillian Murphy), and by incredible chance, the two are sitting next to each other on the flight.
While the film seems like a romantic drama for a while, a sudden twist is introduced, as Jackson Rippner reveals that he's been stalking Lisa for weeks and has a hit-man outside her father's house as they speak. As it turns out, a very powerful politician is staying in the hotel Lisa is managing and Jackson needs her help to assassinate him, or else her father will die.
Rachel McAdams plays the girl who's in the wrong place at the wrong time with excellence, managing to entertaining and establish a huge emotional connection with the audience. Though Cillian Murphy is fantastic also, playing a cold terrorist who honestly has the most powerful eyes of all time.
The movie is never slow and if I have any complaints, it's that the lighting is strange at certain points and the soundtrack is very generic and annoying almost constantly, but other than that I have no problems.
Overall Red Eye is an absurdly entertaining thriller with intense moments and scenes of chilling grace, Red Eye is a film I strongly recommend, especially if you want something to entertain you on a Friday night.