Lisa Reisert(McAdams) found herself sitting next to Jackson Rippner (Murphy) on a Fresh Air (I'm not kidding, that is what the airline called... Tongue-in-cheek or just plain cheesy? You decide) flight to Miami. Lisa works as a manager of a luxury hotel in Miami while Jackson, well, you're not supposed to know what he does until you find out what he does. It's one of those movies that would be better if you know completely nothing about it, so even though I'm dying now to point out what's great about the film, I'm gonna hold myself. Don't get me wrong, let your imagination plot the unlimited number of possible outcomes on each scenes... this is still, a suspense, and guessing is part of the game. Yeah, since I'm one of those people who always ended up dissapointed by overly-praised films, I'll try to keep my reviews basic and factual, instead of bombastic and emotional.
What's great about the movie is definitely the casting and the script. Both Murphy and Adams delivered top-notch performances, combined with perfect supporting actors doing good job with their roles, the whole ensemble performed admirably. That plus the genius script (smart but real, suspenseful but fast-paced) created one hell of a motion picture. One word to describe what I'm feeling as the end credits rolling up: satisfied.
Red Eye
Directed by Wes Craven
Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, and Jack Scalia
©2005 Dreamworks Pictures
