Eagle Eye occupies a treacherous middle ground. It isn't credible enough to work as a thriller and isn't ridiculous enough to work as a spoof.
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11/12/08
Eagle Eye (2008)
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Reviews Counted:169
Fresh:47
Rotten:122
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Eagle Eye is a preposterously plotted thriller that borrows heavily from other superior films.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Sep 25, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $101,111,837
Synopsis: D.J. Caruso (TAKING LIVES, DISTURBIA) directs this tale of intrigue that utilizes technology as a character. Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) is a slacker who works at Copy Cabana--until he returns home... [More]
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis
Director: D.J. Caruso
Reviews for Eagle Eye
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
The morons going to Eagle Eye are the ones who would most benefit from its message in spoon-fed form.
11/09/08
mplekei homage Kubrick kai (alimono) Spielberg me retalia Tony Scott se asmileyto stilaki Michael Bay (stise 5 kameres, peta amaksia deksia ki aristera, traba ta ola, rih' ta sti montaziera, ki opoios bgalei noima, magkia toy), kynigontas intrigkadoriko p
11/08/08
It's going to make you want to take the batteries out of your cell phone.
11/05/08
An intelligent nail biter.
11/05/08
It could be called Why the PATRIOT Act and Total Information Awareness Are Bad... For Dummies.
10/29/08
Where's Jamie Foxx when you need him?
10/27/08
Text messengers beware, in this wireless espionage romp where Frankenstein is a female, and where Billy Bob gets the best line: I'm not going down in history as the asshole who let this happen.
10/25/08
Oh, come ON.
10/23/08
A slickly packaged yet ultimately unpersuasive political action thriller.
10/18/08
What's galling about Eagle Eye is that it could easily have been an entertaining film without constantly yielding to the impulse to blow stuff up.
10/18/08
To call Eagle Eye derivative is an understatement; the greater sin is how snoozy this Spielberg-produced anxiety drama feels, even with all sorts of objects flying toward your head.
10/18/08
Even though it clearly resides in the realm of science fiction, it appears to be set in the present day, which is more than enough to tweak even the most rational person’s sense of paranoia.
10/18/08
Caruso’s films only borrow great ideas rather than use them for special inspiration.
10/18/08
I give the film credit for moving along and, for at least the first half, keeping you engaged in the mystery. At the same time, when the film turns, it turns south.
10/18/08
Did everyone involved in this botched thriller OD on speed?
10/18/08
But there’s also a puppy-dog doesn’t-know-any-better enthusiasm to this pacy fluff which means you can’t get that worked up at it.
10/17/08
With a preposterous plot that does not bear close analysis, Eagle Eye should fall short. But such is the breakneck pace of proceedings the holes in the story zoom by too fast for you to notice. And for all its flaws, it's an enjoyable slice of hokum.
10/17/08
don’t have the willpower, words, or energy to explain why a psychopathic CIA computer suddenly decides to take over the world. But that’s the plot in a nutcase.
10/17/08
Top CriticSome nonsense is fun, but this wears you down.
10/17/08
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January 03, 2009:
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December 22, 2008:
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October 26, 2008:
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