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Red Eye; Directed by Wes Craven CAST: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox RUNNING TIME: 85 minutes RATING: PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence and language I think every director’s ultimate dream is a receiving Oscar for drama movie, hence establishing himself as someone who belongs once and forever to Hollywood Hall of Fame. However life is usually making some adjustments and for majority of directors it is never happening. Does that mean all directors (actors) who are not in miraculous drama category are short of talent? Not at all. And Red Eye is just one more prove of that. In my opinion Wes Craven has enough talent to come first in many aspects of movie making business. Do I like horror movies? Not at all. But this well-written and brilliantly directed thriller definitely has a full right for a spot in my collection. Is Wes Craven exploiting our fears about our 9/11 paranoia? Yes. But as Hitchcock had put it brilliantly – horror movies are all about exploiting human fear. Did I get irritated while watching Red Eye? No, it lasts only 76 minutes, so the movie didn’t even give me time to roll my eyes. What surprised me the most in Red Eye? I think the performance by McAdams whom I found pretty hard to forgive after seeing her in “The Notebook,” and totally miscast in “The Wedding Crashers.” And the last question us usual – should you spend your time watching the movie? Yes, taken as a whole, Red Eye has much to offer and this movie is from “must see category”. Lynda Wise |
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