Note: This article was originally published in Technician on September 29, 2008.
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Eagle Eye preposterous, yet fun
It's that time of the year again. With the glow of summer blockbusters fading away, and fall Oscar contenders yet to be released, movie-goers are stuck with a batch of movies that didn't quite make the cut into either category. Amongst the teen sex comedies and indie dramas though, "Eagle Eye" aims to attract action fans with a fast-paced story and a who-dun-it mystery. Is it good? Not really, but you'll probably be having too much fun to care.
The plot follows Jerry Shaw (Shia Labeouf), a broke copy store employee who returns home one evening to find his apartment filled with explosives and forged documents. To avoid being caught by the FBI, he's forced to obey the instructions of a mysterious woman who has the ability to manipulate technology to track his every move. Along the way he's joined by a young woman (Michelle Monaghan), who is coerced into helping him after her son's life is threatened. Rosario Dawson and Billy Bob Thornton play government agents trying to avert what may or may not be a terrorist plot. Cue bullets, explosions and political intrigue.