Review of Eye in the Sky (2015) by Virginiaproud — 18 Aug 2016
I would watch Mirren and Rickman tying their shoes for an hour, but I struggle with propaganda, a genre this clearly falls into. Not one of the players is fleshed out as character, their sole purpose throughout is to embody the military/political stereotypes and take the various moral positions of the arguments for and against drone warfare.
The collateral victim and her family are only fleshed out enough to encourage our sympathetic because the father encourages the education of his daughter. They are obviously 'good Muslims'. Unfortunately the debate and prevarication to save this one girl, putting at risk countless others as the suicide bombers prepare for attack, rings hollow no matter how many teary eyed shots we are shown of the pilot and his crewman at the controls.
This review of Eye in the Sky (2015) was written by Virginiaproud on 18 Aug 2016.
Eye in the Sky has generally received positive reviews.
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