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RED EYE

"Spunky Heroine Saves the Day"

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RED EYE is a very satisfying, entertaining thrillers this year. One of the reasons for this is the simplicity of its plot. Rachel McAdams of THE NOTEBOOK plays Lisa Reisert, a hotel reservation manager who's taking a late-night flight back to Miami, Florida. On boarding the plane, Lisa is pleasantly surprised to find that she is seated next to Jackson, the seemingly charming man with whom she had struck up a friendly conversation while waiting in the terminal. Moments after takeoff, however, Jackson tells Lisa that he has an assassin waiting to kill her father, unless she calls her hotel and changes the room number for the arrival of the tough-minded deputy secretary of Homeland Security. With nowhere to run and no way to summon help, Lisa desperately looks for ways to thwart her ruthless captor and stop his evil plan.

Coming in at a brisk 85 minutes, RED EYE successfully builds tension and excitement. Everything leads to a satisfying ending, where the values of family, courage, compassion, and determination thwart the worst of the terrorists' plan. RED EYE contains foul language, alcohol use and some sexual references, so MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution.

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(BB, P, Fe, LL, VV, A, M) Strong moral worldview supporting heroic values with some light pro-American and strong anti-terrorist elements where family and compassion for others thwarts evil plot and movie contains a strong, positive portrayal of a father, as well as light feminist content where villain makes sexist comparison between the intelligence of women versus men; 16 obscenities, including one "f" word by villain, and six light exclamatory profanities; strong action and suspense violence includes violent threats, a couple head butts, fighting, chasing, villain slams woman against wall, villain restrains woman, hitting and implied hitting, vehicle slams into assassin, large explosion, villain knocks woman down stairs, and one shooting; no sex scenes but suspicious villain follows woman victim into airplane restroom, threatens her and allows stewardess to think that they snuck into the bathroom for sex; no nudity, but woman in bra once or twice; alcohol use; no smoking; and, hotel guests are rude and hotel worker eventually crudely rebukes them, terrorist lies, terrorists smuggle weapon into the United States, terrorists steal wallet, and heroine thwarts violent extortion attempt.

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RED EYE may be one of the most emotionally satisfying, entertaining thrillers this year.

One of the reasons the movie is so entertaining is the simplicity of its plot. Rachel McAdams of THE NOTEBOOK plays Lisa Reisert, a hotel reservation manager who’s taking a late-night flight back to Miami, Florida after attending the funeral of her maternal grandmother. On 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 struck up a friendly conversation while waiting in the airport terminal.

Moments after takeoff, however, Jackson informs Lisa that he has an assassin waiting to kill her beloved father at home in Miami, unless she calls her hotel and changes the room number for the arrival of the tough-minded deputy secretary of Homeland Security. With nowhere to run and no way to summon help, Lisa desperately looks for ways to thwart her ruthless captor and stop his evil plan.

Coming in at a brisk 85 minutes, RED EYE successfully builds acute tension and excitement. Though most of the focus is on two characters, director Wes Craven effectively spotlights other characters, including the spunky heroine’s nervous young assistant back at the hotel. Everything leads to a satisfying ending, where the values of family, courage, compassion, determination, and the connection between a father and his daughter thwart the worst parts of the terrorists’ plan. RED EYE also continues the American storytelling tradition of dark forces threatening the family, especially women and children. Thus, its story has a classic feel to it that could help it succeed at the box office.

Director Wes Craven usually does violent horror slasher movies that earn MOVIEGUIDE®’s rebuke. Here, however, as he did with the MOVIEGUIDE® Award-winning MUSIC OF THE HEART, Craven shows he is able to create an entertaining movie without resorting to excessively violent shock techniques. If RED EYE is successful, perhaps Mr. Craven can break out of the slasher horror genre and use his considerable talents in more appropriate endeavors.

RED EYE contains some foul language and a couple sexual references. There is also some alcohol use and light feminist content where villain makes sexist comparison between the intelligence of women versus men.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.