Mini-Review: Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye
Directed by D.J. Caruso
Released September 26, 2008

Now here’s a fun movie. It’s completely preposterous, and in a lot of ways exactly what you’d expect from the millions of previews that have aired in the past few months. It’s annoyingly surprising in a certain sense that I can’t discuss without giving away some of the plot, but all you need to know is that this is mindless destruction of property and brain cells just for the fun of it. A fast, frantic score supplements an action-packed, senseless ride. Who cares about lead actors Shia LaBoeuf and Michelle Monaghan when you have reckless collateral damage the whole time? There’s even a slightly decent scene close to the end of the film, though of course it’s a preposterous conclusion. Don’t expect to be wowed by anything actually good in the movie, but it’s a lot of fun for a thoughtless excursion.

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