Red Eye: Grade D

D

Red Eye

Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphey. Dir=Wes Craven

Remember when airplanes had those clunky "Airphones" in the seatback in front of you, and you could (maybe) call your office for $1 a minute? I haven't seen one of those in years. But this movie depends on them. The bad guy forces the girl in the seat next to him to call the hotel she manages and move a politico to a certain room so the (really dumb) hit men can get him. Otherwise, the hit men will get her father instead. Pretty creative story! Rather than tell a flight attendant that she is being threatened by this creepy guy, she goes along with his scheme, then runs off the plane when it lands to warn the victims just in time. Convenient! An inconsistent and degrading female character. Good thing they were in an older airliner or they wouldn't have had any plot at all. Good creepy bad guy though (CM).
Reviewed 1/20/06.