...Another Lllllook at the Movies

Last night I had the opportunity to know what it feels like to be Sy Becker. I went with Liz and my parents to the sneak preview of "Red Eye". The movie doesn't open until August 19th, so it was kinda neat to be able to see it a couple of weeks early. Plus it was free, so that's a plus. Here's my best movie critic impression.

It was good.
Thumbs up.
B+.
3 1/2 stars (out of 5).

The movie was directed by Wes Craven. That made me a little hesitent about the movie right from the beginning. He's best known for "Nightmare on Elmstreet" and the "Scream" trilogy and I wasn't in the mood for a horror movie, but this movie was completely unlike those others. This was a good, old-fashioned thriller.

Rachel McAdams (The Notebook) and Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins) played the main characters, Lisa and Jackson. They board a plane from Texas to Miami. She's the manager of a posh hotel in Miami, and he needs her help to have a government big-wig killed. If Lisa refuses, Jackson makes a call to his "associate" to have her father killed. Madness ensues.

So it's not a great intellectual movie. No one in it should make room on their mantle for an Oscar. And sure, you could see some of what was coming. But, if you're looking for a movie that'll let you forget about life for a while and keep you entertained for an hour and a half, this is a good choice.