Review of Eagle Eye (2008) by Alex B — 20 Aug 2011

Two random strangers are targeted by the Government and must obey their every rule, or they will both be killed.

Shia Labeouf goes from a couple pretty good blockbuster hits in Disturbia and Transformers, to a completely unoriginal, not so popular Eagle Eye. (Not to mention he also starred as Indie's sidekick in the new Indiana Jones film.) I highly enjoyed every one of those movies, and saw Shia's career begin to fly. Then this film came along.

Eagle Eye isn't necessary a bad film at all. It's just a bit unoriginal and general. Nothing special is displayed during the duration, and everything is very "run-of-the-mill". The plot has been done before in Echelon Conspiracy, just in a different way. That movie was actually pulled off better though. I understand this film was made for money, and for people to just sit back and enjoy a huge blockbuster/special effects extravaganza, but to be honest, it didn't really succeed that way either.

I tried my best to like this movie to the fullest extent, but just couldn't bare with it. The movie isn't all dull. I mean, the cast was good, featuring Shia Labeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Billy Bob Thornton, and Rosario Dawson. Pretty star studded huh? Buuuuut....the acting was sub-par, and very unbelievable. I actually for the first time in awhile, found myself relatively bored during some of this flick. That doesn't normally happen, so it was shocking. The action is there, and a lot of those scenes are very good, but that wasn't enough.

Eagle Eye is a fun movie for a bit, than slowly digresses into your typical action flick, filled with everyday action scenes and very cliche aspects. I recommend this movie to some, but be cautious.