Review of Eagle Eye (2008) by Benny B — 13 Nov 2011

Jerry Shaw is a slacker with an over-achieving twin brother. After his twin dies in an accident, strange things happen to Jerry at a dizzying pace: a fortune shows up in his bank account, weapons are delivered to his flat, and a voice on his cell phone tells him the police are on their way. Jerry follows the voice's instructions, and soon he and a woman he's never met are racing through the city, on to a plane, and eventually to the Pentagon, chased by the FBI. Followed by a woman Rachel Holloman, whose voice has threatened her son's death if she doesn't cooperate, tries to solve the mystery of his brother's death and save her son before its too late.

For an action flick, I think that this is an ok film.

The pacing goes on for way too long and couldn't manage to further the predictable story. It also borrowed some elements from other action films. I guess the soundtrack was ok.

The dialogue was implausible and the script doesn't sparkle.

Shia Lebeouf and Billy Bob Thorton did a very good job with their performances and I guess Michelle Monaghan wasn't that bad with her performance. The action was pretty decent and that's it.

This movie would've been better with a better script and a better story, but it could have been worse.

Score: 2/5.