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    Eagle Eye

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    rimbaud1972@

    I was sure I'd be giving this movie a solid 8/10 if not a 9/10 before seeing it. It just looked like a sure fire hit. But I find it missed it mark for several reasons. First of all, I couldn't help but feel like this movie was a morphed version of previous movie concepts I had seen, such as Enemy of the State. Secondly, it is possible to make a thrilling action movie without the overly exaggerated and far-fetched scenes. Thirdly, I am sick and tired of seeing movies where the "bad guy" is all mighty and untouchable throughout the entire movie, but then so easily "defeated" at the end. My fourth reason is acting. I will admit that I am a Shia LaBoeuf fan. I absolutely adored him in Disturbia, and I also thought he was most excellent in Transformers. However, after now seeing him in Indy 4 and now this movie, I have to ask: does he have more range as an actor? I'm sure he does, he's just not picking movies that show off his range. Same goes for Michelle Monaghan. And 5th (and I will stop there I promise): enough with movies delivering the whole schpeel on the Patriot Act and the whole post 9/11 America. I'm sure Hollywood has some original scripts or great books to adapt that are not centered on this. So, Eagle Eye is not a bad movie, at least not entirely. It is a decent action movie, and does feature pretty good performances by the leads (LaBoeuf and Monaghan) as well as a great supporting performance by the always entertaining Billy Bob Thornton (the king of cheesy yet funny one-liners), but all in all, this highly promoted flick should have been so much better.

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    rimbaud1972@  29.9.2008 age: 26-35 239 reviews

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