Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson,Michael Chiklis played key roles in the movie.Įagle Eye belongs to Genre: Action,Mystery,Thriller. From 156158 Votes in IMDB, Eagle Eye has a rating of 6.6. This movie was superhit and it made around 101.11 Million USD in Boxoffice. The film “Eagle Eye” was directed by D.J. Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson,Michael Chiklis Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. This is competent film-making, coupled with slick editing, good pacing and carried by classic thriller threads lead by good performances from its principle stars.Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Once you get past a number of near-impossible technological feats, you’ll find an action-packed thrilling with a sense of intrigue that keeps building you up until its heart-stopping conclusion. This isn’t going to redefine your expectations, but it isn’t going to damage your film-going sensibilities either. This is a generic political thriller that tips its hat to bigger, better films in the genre. However, it will be difficult to differentiate from other films a few years from now. Eagle Eye combines all these threads to create something entirely new, which is entertaining in the middle of the action. Caruso takes Hitchcock’s film as an influence, and the script isn’t just a remake. Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much forms the basic skeletton for Eagle Eye, starting with a kidnapped child and building up to the concert crescendo. The network sentinel framework was handled better in Die Hard 4, while the information is power man-on-the-run plot is similar to Enemy of the State. This theme and the technological anti-crime initiatives almost form a prelude to Minority Report. The watchful eye of Big Brother frames the U.S. The cast make a valiant effort in realising this ludicrous film.Įagle Eye falls into the George Orwell 1984 category. Billy-Bob Thornton takes another bite with his government agent role in the groove of Tommy Lee-Jones in The Fugitive. ![]() LeBeouf is supported by Michelle Monaghan, who picks up the slack with a convincing turn as a desperate mother. DJ Caruso takes us behind the scenes on this weekends big budget thriller. ![]() After playing a Stewart favourite, he’s immediately taken to the ‘man-on-the-run’ antics in a Hitchcock-Stewart connection with D.J. Fox charm about him, and uses it to great effect in his most recent string of blockbusters: Transformers, Disturbia, Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and now Eagle Eye. He’s a instantly likable guy, who couldn’t hurt a fly. Eagle Eye is a race-against-time thriller starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Mackie and Billy Bob Thornton. Shia LeBeouf is trying to set himself up in Hollywood as the next Jimmy Stewart. The only setback, besides its resonance with finer films, is the preposterous plot, which makes Armageddon look like Apollo 13. The story and themes may seem familiar, but this patchwork original still manages to hold its own as a piece of thrilling entertainment. Caruso is no stranger, when it comes to thrillers and gives this fast-paced action movie real flair. ![]() The film parallels Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much and takes shiny bits and pieces from the likes of Live Free or Die Hard, The Matrix, Enemy of the State and Minority Report. Now they’re back in Eagle Eye, which is more of a magpie. Disturbia cemented both artists within Hollywood, using a contemporary Hitchcockian makeover in the shadows of Rear Window. ![]() Caruso in the director’s chair, following closely on the back of Disturbia. Eagle Eye is the second film starring Shia LeBeouf with D.J.
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