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's galling about Eagle Eye is that it could easily have been an entertaining film without constantly yielding to the impulse to blow stuff up.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
18 Oct 2008
rotten:
To call Eagle Eye derivative is an understatement; the greater sin is how snoozy this Spielberg-produced anxiety drama feels, even with all sorts of objects flying toward your head.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
18 Oct 2008
fresh:
An intelligent nail biter.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
5 Nov 2008
fresh:
It's going to make you want to take the batteries out of your cell phone.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
5 Nov 2008
rotten:
A warning about the threat in our own backyard -- but as often is the case with Hollywood blockbusters, the warning comes across more like fear-mongering than constructive social criticism. Personally, I prefer my cinema sans mongering.