Eagle Eye
2008 · Directed by D.J. Caruso
Original language: English
- mystery
- thriller
- action
The story
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.
What it’s like
Restless, high-gloss thriller texture: fast-cut urban night scenes in Washington, DC, with sodium streetlight, cold fluorescent offices, and the blue-white glow of phone and laptop screens doing much of the lighting. The camera is rarely still, favouring handheld swoops, rapid cross-cuts between a frightened man and a calm voice on a line, and wide shots of traffic, surveillance rooms and the Pentagon's sterile corridors. The score is a driving electronic pulse with thudding percussion, and the sound design leans on ringing phones, beeping devices and car engines. The vibe is tense, slick and paranoid, best suited to a Friday night with the lights off and a bag of popcorn, or an adrenaline-hungry evening when you want momentum over reflection. Pacing is relentless, with the emotional register kept at urgent fear and a brotherly, duty-bound loyalty between two strangers forced into partnership. The violence is frequent and action-driven, including car chases, crashes, gunfire and some explosions, with peril and threats used throughout, though gore is limited. It suits viewers who enjoy big-budget conspiracy thrillers and technology-gone-wrong ideas, and it is not gentle or restful viewing.
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