Red Eye (2005) REVIEW

From the late Wes Craven, Red Eye is a thriller based for the most part in an aeroplane, it is claustrophobic, tense and has a slight over the top campy-ness which only Craven could pull off. 

It features two stand out performances from Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams.
McAdams plays young hotel clerk Lisa, she meets dark and mysterious Jackson (Murphy) at the airport and they end up having a drink. After boarding the plane she realises she will be sat next to him on the plane, coincidence or something else? Lisa hates flying, but she will hate this flight more than most. Jackson soon shows his true colours as he reveals that if she doesn't do what he tells her, he will have her father killed. 

Before she knows it, Lisa is being dragged into a plot to help her captor assassinate a politician who retailer stays in the hotel she works in. Things couldn't be more tense and soon Lisa is trying to escape from Jackson's clutches, the only problem is she is 30,000 feet up in the air, with only a toilet cubicle to hide in....

Wes Craven who bright us the Nightmare on Elmstreet series stepped away from the monster movie for this and he brings a new type of terror - humans themselves.
The film let's you get comfortable for abit - after a bout of turbulence, Murphy's character reveals his true intentions, and it is gripping, unexpected. The music at times feels slightly cheesy but in this scene and some that follow it is excellent at among the tension up. As I mentioned earlier it has its camp moments and this may be due to the films age, it didn't bother me much as it added an element of fun. The last scenes of the film are genuinely nail biting and also over the top in good measure!
Murphy unusually has an American accent and it suitably creepy, yet undeniably charming. McAdams again shows off her rage, she is a strong female lead and I couldn't help but feel glimpses of Nancy from Elmstreet in her character, I wonder if this was intentional?! All in all, a great little thriller with above par leads and entertainingly over the top (the bazooka scene made me laugh of loud) 7/10