The Macho King
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- Jun 22, 2011
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My wife picked the movie last night and we ended up watching Red Eye. She has a thing for horror and a crush on Cillian Murphy so it fit.
This plot needed to go back to the drawing board. Like theres potentially something that isn't absurd here, but maybe its the post 9/11 terrorism fear that ends up with the plot being what it is?
Anyway the airplane stuff is fairly compelling. Loses steam after that. Murphy is fairly good, and Rachel McAdams was absolutely excellent. The "rape victim who won't take it anymore" trope is terrible but Craven isn't one for subtlety. It clocking in under 90 minutes keeps this from turning hair pullingly bad so the main thing that sticks with you is the plane stuff.
4/10
This plot needed to go back to the drawing board. Like theres potentially something that isn't absurd here, but maybe its the post 9/11 terrorism fear that ends up with the plot being what it is?
Anyway the airplane stuff is fairly compelling. Loses steam after that. Murphy is fairly good, and Rachel McAdams was absolutely excellent. The "rape victim who won't take it anymore" trope is terrible but Craven isn't one for subtlety. It clocking in under 90 minutes keeps this from turning hair pullingly bad so the main thing that sticks with you is the plane stuff.
4/10