Eagle Eye (2008)

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers (WGA):

John Glenn (screenplay) &
Travis Wright (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

If you want to live you will obey

Plot:

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Plot Keywords:

Cell Phone | FBI | Twin Brother | Technology | Death

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Shia LaBeouf	...	Jerry Shaw
Michelle Monaghan	...	Rachel Holloman
Rosario Dawson	...	Zoe Perez
Michael Chiklis	...	Defense Secretary Callister
Anthony Mackie	...	Major William Bowman
Ethan Embry	...	Agent Toby Grant
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Agent Thomas Morgan
Anthony Azizi	...	Ranim Khalid
Cameron Boyce	...	Sam Holloman
Lynn Cohen	...	Mrs. Wierzbowski
Bill Smitrovich	...	Admiral Thompson
Charles Carroll	...	Mr. Miller
William Sadler	...	Jerry's Dad
Deborah Strang	...	Jerry's Mom
Dariush Kashani	...	Translator

Also Known As:

Eagle Eye - Außer Kontrolle (Germany)
Eagle Eye: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44704) | Finland:K-13 | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Denmark:11 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Canada:G (Québec) | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | South Africa:13V | Peru:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Apple Valley, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

This is second time Shia LaBeouf and William Sadler have played father and son. The first was in The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ethan's rank is spoken (on phone video in the chamber he says his rank) and shown on his uniform (memorial service picture shows him wearing sliver bar on shoulder) it is of an officer. But after the retinal scan of Jerry, Ethan's ID card comes up on screen, and it says E8 SMgt. (enlisted rank).

Quotes:

Rachel Holloman: Do you think they could derail a train?
Jerry Shaw: They changed every traffic light to get us here. The woman, she called me on a stranger's cell phone who happened to be sitting next to me - never met the guy in my life. And then they broke me out of maximum security custody in a way I'm not even going to describe to you because it sounds crazy, and then they lift us off the face of the earth and drop us into this shitpile. She could probably derail a train, she could probably turn a train into a talking duck.

Movie Connections:

References Rushmore (1998)

Soundtrack:

The Star Spangled Banner

A great popcorn flick

Eagle Eye is a well-paced, action-packed popcorn movie up at the same level as most of Shia LeBouf's other movies. It had just enough mystery to keep a intellectual interest throughout the explosions, horrific deaths (though, of course, the rating meant they were off-screen), and originally awkward interaction between the two main characters. While an attentive viewer will guess most of the "surprises" before they are revealed, the question as to how the movie will ultimately end makes up for any disappointment.

The acting was better than expected, the storyline as original as it could hope to be, and, all in all, it is certainly a movie I suggest to fans of action, Shia, or government conspiracies.