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2008
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Eagle Eye
Positive Reviews
25
Negative reviews
31
Average Rating
2.4
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1.5
Just because a film exploits widespread fear of computers and their ubiquity doesnt mean it should feel like it was created by the Gimmicktron Hackbot ..
Av Club
4.5
Not that director Caruso (Disturbia) has much time to stop and ogle him; ogling simply isnt possible in a movie so bent on full speed ahead destructio ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
With its frenetic car chases; its near erotic fascination with explosions, gadgets, and guns; and its improbable and, in the end, totally disposable s ..
Austin Chronicle
2.0
Deep down, this techno paranoia thriller wants to engage young minds with the notion that the all seeing surveillance practised by our governments in ..
Time Out
1.5
Unfortunately, the style of delivery doesnt match the storys paranoia and invasion of privacy themes.
Screen Daily
3.0
Disturbia directors follow up rife with entertainment, not suspense After a successful alliance with the Rear Window styled thriller Disturbia,teen st ..
Paste Magazine
2.5
Enough crashes to stock a junkyard.Lots of stuff being blowed up real good.
Rogerebert
1.0
And director D.J. Caruso refuses to inject any self aware humor, not even when Monaghan handles a semi automatic like a mad Minuteman.
Ny Daily News
3.5
Overall Id say Eagle Eye was a decently fun ride that took itself a little to seriously considering the overall story.
Screen Rant
3.1
Eagle Eye wants to be Marathon Man, or Enemy of the State, only with a post 9/11 overlay and a plot device lifted straight from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Philly
2.2
Night Comes On director talks about shooting in Philly, and falling in love with the city.Night Comes On director talks about shooting in Philly, and ..
Philly
2.5
But given the limited box office competition and the publics appetite for action films, its probably a perfectly fine time for a manic and second rate ..
Usa Today
2.8
D.J. Carusos skills (and those of his eager and competent cast) would be better used in a less ludicrous, more plausible story.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Two strangers (Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan) are thrown together by a female voice on their cell phones, framing them for some crimes while forcing ..
News Review
1.0
Portentous nonsense, and loud with it.Shia LaBeouf stars in this wrong man conspiracy thriller as Jerry, a photocopy shop assistant whos framed as a t ..
Independent
3.0
Dawson is snappy and tough, while Thornton clearly rewrote his lines to make them more snarky and engaging.Yet while the premise is great fun (and cle ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Similarly, the enjoyable finale is almost scuppered by what looks like a hastily rewritten final scene.Eagle Eye is something of a guilty pleasure its ..
View London
2.5
A B movie with higher pretensions, Eagle Eye works best when it concentrates on action.
Film Journal
3.1
for a modern age bloated by steroids, addled by action, and incapable of long term attention.
Boston
2.0
Once you withdraw your willingness to believe, its hard to get it back.
Smh
2.3
Cobbled together from random elements of far better movies, it means to say something about anti terrorism surveillance and civil liberties.
Npr
1.3
It has high tech production values and features enough car wrecks to deserve a slot in the stuntmans hall of fame.
Star Tribune
2.5
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Emanuellevy
1.0
Tony Scotts brash Deja Vu proved that futurist sci fi thrillers, however far fetched and ridiculous, can still grip if they are thought through with r ..
Guardian
2.5
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
1.0
The whole thing is competently plotted to reach a satisfyingly feelgood climax.
Daily Mail
2.2
But none is charismatic enough to override the prattlings of Eagle Eye herself, or to jolt us into realizing that this movie actually means to say ser ..
Ew
2.5
In this age of post steroidal leading men, you dont need to be Arnold Schwarzenegger to carry a movie, but you do need to have some presence.
Slate
4.0
So it is a good job that Eagle Eye delivers practically non stop action.
Empire
1.5
Rarely has a film been so serious in its underlying implications and intent, and yet so moronic in its execution.
Eye For Film
2.0
This is the kind of movie that makes kids want to grow up to be movie stunt actors.How Much Of This Dastardly Conspiracy Zonked Plot Could Actually Ta ..
Movies
3.1
Sure, maybe its not one for a masterpiece, but its more than good enough to take an audience from dead stop indifference to full throttle interest: Wh ..
Sf Gate
2.5
Two participants at a D.C. pheromone party take a whiff of each other.
Washington Post
1.3
Whatever the case may be, all purpose and entertainment value is misplaced by bad ideas, a worse script, and shoddy filmmaking excesses.
The Movie Boy
2.0
And man, is it a scream when the woman puts the proof in the pudding.
Bullz-Eye
2.2
So many ideas from other films have been cobbled together the experience of watching it is like being in a blender.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
Look, Im trying not to spoil the big reveal of this entirely preposterous flick, in case you havent seen it and want to discover for yourself how thor ..
Flickfilosopher
2.5
Caruso stages some decent action sequences, but the stakes are so overblown and unbelievable that its hard to care about their outcome.
Las Vegas Weekly
1.9
Even granting that, when it comes to dumb popcorn movies, Eagle Eye is nowhere near the top.What makes the film even more disappointing is its veneer ..
ReelViews
2.0
It might not be up to the Bourne Ultimatum level but the car chases are exciting and inventive.
Hollywood
3.5
He has done a masterful job of maintaining suspense, keeping the stunts mind blowing and dressing the visuals in the bleak hues and gritty style of a ..
Seattle Pi
2.5
Color is spot on, detail is excellent, and the slam bang action never wavers with any digital artifacting.
Groucho Reviews
3.1
Likewise, Kilmer effectively steps into the shoes of a heartbroken trumpet player with apparent ease and certainly offers up one of the best performan ..
Reel Film
3.0
A film like Eagle Eye can be an escape. Just dont try to think your way through it, or you might suffer a brain hemorrhage.
7M Pictures
2.5
14A Eagle Eyes many deficiencies make it far from a classic thriller.
The Star
3.0
Its not a very good political film, nor is it a very good thriller, ironically enough because it wants to be very good at both.
Urban Cine File
3.5
These questions neatly foreshadow the films grander themes about how America conducts itself in a post 9/11 war with a shadowy adversary who might be ..
The Age
3.5
Had it been promoted as sci fi one wonders if it would have been perceived with more appreciation for its entertainment qualities.
Varia Gate
1.0
Itas not right for dumb, generic action films comprised of ineffective bangs and wallops to have ideas above their station.
Digital Spy
2.5
EAGLE Eye is a fu turistic cautionary tale about the abuse of high tech nology.
New York Post
3.0
Paranoia about high tech surveillance is at the heart of this thriller.
Abc
2.5
LaBeouf plays a young man named Jerry Shaw, whose life is hijacked one day when items show up at his apartment that make him seem like a terrorist, an ..
Christianity Today
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
1.8
Theres a whole world worth scrutinizing for every last drop of paranoia and corruption, and all Caruso wants to do is crash a dealership worth of cars ..
Brian Or Ndorf
1.9
If you want mindless action, youve found your movie.The rest of us will be waiting for that Russell Crowe/Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
Waffle Movies
2.5
Eagle Eye isnt awful, just trite ... it suffers from the same problem most high concept films have; its all smoke, but no fire.
ComingSoon
3.0
Considering the creative talent involved, its surprising how Eagle Eye is generally lacking in its execution of turning this idea into an entertaining ..
ComingSoon
2.0
Based on an idea by Steven Spielberg and directed by DJ Caruso, this is a fast moving collision between cyber thriller and sci fi conspiracy theory.
Sky
1.0
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3.0
A sci fi thriller about super intelligence that demands exactly the opposite from its audience.
Metro
1.9
Im not one to get hung up on silly plot devicesas long as there is a very good reason for them.
Scene Stealers
1.8
We need to find some new places to stage foot chases, because the airport Its been done.
Flip Side Archive
1.5
Perhaps I am alone, but these computer generated, hyper edited action scenes are not the least bit enthralling and instead cover up a lazily written s ..
From The Balcony
2.5
Why doesnt anybody else.If you end up watching Eagle Eye, its fine.
Can Mag
3.0
The fever pitch paranoia of this terrorist thriller, the seizure inducing editing, the dense layers slapped on a fairly simple plot all point to a kin ..
Orlando Sentinel
2.0
A story born from the well worn hardware of technothrillers past but without the proper software upgrade to accompany it, Eagle Eye is a mediocre atte ..
Movies Ign
2.5
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News
3.1
LaBeouf, so good this year in the Indiana Jones film, keeps adding fine credits to his young resume while Monaghan is just as solid.
Crazed Fan Boy
3.1
Remember the silly mid 90s identify theft thriller The Net and the silly early 80s Matthew Broderick picture War Games
Washington Times
3.8
And it should be judged as a high tech action flick.Frankly, I enjoyed the hell out of it.
Edge Boston
1.5
An assassination scheme so comically convoluted it makes Rube Goldberg look utilitarian
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