An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.
Wes Craven's single-location thriller earns mostly favorable notices for its taut first half and the chemistry between Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, but critics split sharply over whether it sustains the tension — several felt it collapses into generic action-movie territory once it leaves the plane. McAdams is the clear standout across nearly every review; Murphy drew more divided responses, with some calling him a compelling villain and others finding his work thin.
“gripping suspense [that] will pin you to your seat”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Red Eye relies on hoodwinking an audience with its tension, so that the sheer illogic of the conspiracy plot can slip by without detection”
Robert Koehler·Variety
“tense, smart, and nerve-wracking”
Claudia Puig·USA Today
“poor cousin of an episode of 24. Call it 12.”
Wesley Morris·The Boston Globe
Thriller
An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.
Wes Craven's single-location thriller earns mostly favorable notices for its taut first half and the chemistry between Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, but critics split sharply over whether it sustains the tension — several felt it collapses into generic action-movie territory once it leaves the plane. McAdams is the clear standout across nearly every review; Murphy drew more divided responses, with some calling him a compelling villain and others finding his work thin.
“gripping suspense [that] will pin you to your seat”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Red Eye relies on hoodwinking an audience with its tension, so that the sheer illogic of the conspiracy plot can slip by without detection”
Robert Koehler·Variety
“tense, smart, and nerve-wracking”
Claudia Puig·USA Today
“poor cousin of an episode of 24. Call it 12.”
Wesley Morris·The Boston Globe
Thriller
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