October 23, 2008 In association with the Sacramento City College Newspaper Volume E No.4

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He said:
Big Brother is watching like never before in D.J. Caruso’s Eagle Eye, a completely
unrealistic but entertaining thriller that delivers pulsating action and a heavy dose of political interest.

In the movie, the director re-teams with his lead Disturbia actor Shia LaBeouf, who plays Jerry Shaw, a young slacker that receives a random phone call telling him that he has been ‘activated.’ If he fails to comply with the orders given to him by the mysterious female voice on the phone, he dies.

Shortly after, Jerry finds himself framed as a terrorist and forced to participate in a
political assassination of the president of the United States. Helping him carry out the plan is single mom Rachel Holloman, played by Michelle Monaghan, who receives the same phone call and risks losing her son if she fails to cooperate.

Eagle Eye is one of those movies that takes you on a non-stop ride, barely giving you enough time to catch your breathe before delivering another chase scene or car explosion. I thought the acting was good, and LeBeouf and Monaghan supplied humor in the film. There is so much going on at times that the camera shots become shaky, which makes it almost impossible to see what’s happening in certain scenes.

With energetic actors and a cool twist, this movie creates a lot of on-screen fun. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for an exciting time at the movies.

She said:
Eagle Eye is “big brother” on crack or extreme terrorism – the audience doesn't know and neither does the main character Jerry, a slacker played by Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, Indiana Jones) or struggling single mother, Rachel, played by Michelle Monaghan (The Heartbreak Kid, Gone Baby Gone).

Imagine receiving the first terrifying phone call. The woman on the other end of the line is telling you to obey or else. Then your life is plunged into a scenario of non-stop danger – like a crane crashing into the building you are in. Call after call keeps coming and you can’t get away. How do they know where you are?

The actors in Eagle Eye are great. LaBeouf's carries the lead with the zeal he brings to all his movies. Monaghan plays an engaging lead actress and is very convincing in this serious role.

I love it when I can't anticipate the next move or predict the outcome of a movie. At any given moment I felt as if Jerry or Rachel might not make it to the end. There was nonstop, nail biting, edge of your seat action. It is a must see – it is that good.

 

Eagle Eye review
Anthoney Andersen & Windee Dawson
Staff Writers