Opens 1 September 2005
From director Wes Craven (the "Scream" franchise) comes "Red Eye,"
a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams ("The
Notebook", "Wedding Crashers" ) and Cillian Murphy ("Batman
Begins," "28 Days Later" ).
Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that
awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a
fear of flying.
Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is pleasantly surprised to find that
she is seated next to Jackson (Cillian Murphy), the seemingly
charming man with whom she had shared a drink -- and perhaps even a
brief flirtation -- in the airport terminal. But moments after
takeoff, Jackson drops his façade and menacingly reveals the real
reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill the
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security...and Lisa is the key to its
success. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed
by an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson.
Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has
nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her
father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick
by, Lisa knows she is running out of time as she desperately looks
for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible
murder.
Atypical thriller from Craven with taut pacing and
great acting. McAdams carries off her vulnerable yet courageous
heroine role well. Murphy is convincing enough as the villain that
he runs the risk of being typecast as a psycho.
