Good start, but then it gets ruined

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

You can see that some thought was put into the unusual premise and how it all could play out - but for some reason, instead of creating another movie as excellent as the matrix, it turned into 80% action and 20% actual plot.

Eagle Eye is fast-paced with great performances, good editing, directing, e.c.t, the plot is over the top, but so what?! There's a few annoying scenes, one is when Shia LaBeouf's character is at work talking about things that are none of his business - like his co-worker's girlfriend and sex life (dude keep your mouth shut and play cards) second scene is when he's trying to flirt with some girl on the train (please, like she is just going to call some random guy who could be a serial rapist for all she knows), third scene is a little bit later on in the movie when he is sounding like a nagging 90 year old husband telling the woman how to drive (when you watch that high speed car chase scene, the lady is doing a damn good job! and the dude is complaining about "clutching before shifting" or whatever the hell it is, what does it matter at this point, dude?! the talking computer is already instructing to run a red light or whatever, the car is not stopping, you're getting away from the cops, you ain't the one driving, so keep quiet!).As the film goes on we see the relationship between the two main characters, the majority of the time they're at each other's throats and the lady starts running her mouth judging his twin brother (who is deceased and was in the military) while not stopping to think that her son (who is playing an instrument at The White House or wherever it is) could possibly be connected to the current situation.Eagle Eye is a thrill ride that doesn't stop, the characters are constantly on the move trying to obey a damn machine, when you watch this flick for the first time - you don't realise that it's a computer until it's revealed (so there's your plot twist!) There is another twist, but it isn't that exciting or shocking.If you have a list of conspiracy thrillers that you need to watch, add this one.

Eagle Eye is a gut wrenching, heart pounding-thriller from beginning to end. Although stories like this one have been told before, this one really does tell it like no other giving us a perspective that hits home. Eagle Eye is about national security and what would happen if someone evil were to get inside and turn everything upside down on the people in charge of running the country. Now, I cannot say too much without giving the movie away so I'll keep it brief. Eagle Eye has outstanding action scenes and special effects! I believe it has something to offer for everyone. The writing is fair and the music is as well. The acting is believable from the entire cast and for once Shia Labeouf does a grand job of making us care for his characters safety and happiness. There is, however, a little more "language" then I believe necessary. To quote Nathan Wilson "language is necessary to an extent. If you're a cop and see a dead women you're not going to say 'oh darn, he got away again!'" with that being said, I rest my case. I said in the beginning of the review that this movie hits home and I'll tell you why; being a dad and a husband, I see now that I would do just about anything for the safety of my children. Just about. How far would you go to protect the ones you love? Would you kill or find a way out if there was one even though people could still die or get hurt in the end. Don't get me wrong, I love my family to death but this movie pushes the line of how far one can or could go to save them; to the point that makes all other people and priorities irrelevant including the safety of one countries future. We can't always protect our children from all bad things that happen in this fallen world, the best we can do is be there for them if they do get hurt and pick them back up. Eagle Eye stresses that point. I think we should too.

Not Big on Ideas, but its Central Thesis is certainly a Big Idea. So Big in Fact that it has become a Cliché of Modern Paranoia. With its Roots in many a Sci-Fi Books and Cinema. Here in the form of a Super Computer, the Thesis is Technology Run Amok. The Story is Told so many times because it is Compelling, Scary, and can be Found in the Headlines. Almost.This is a Big Budget, Over Baked, Simplified Version of said Events that is Light on Philosophy and Heavy-Handed on just about Everything Else. The Cast is Better than the Script that is Outrageously Over-Done on all levels. From the Get-Go Suspension of Disbelief has Trouble Taking Hold.But, No Worries. The Pace is Fast and Frantic, the SFX Outstanding, and the Screen is Frame-Filled with High-Tech, Explosions, Car Crashes, and Mayhem Beyond Belief. It Actually has the Opposite Effect of its Intent. It is made to make You Think, but it acts more like a Comatose Inducement. The Mind Numbs and Thinking is Optional, in Fact it is Not Recommended.Overall, it's Popcorn Paranoia. Worth a Watch for its Entertainment Value and Slick Production, made for Drones and the Dumbed Down, but Despite the Weight of this Glossy Thing, the Message somehow makes it Point. Again, just to Remind Us that the Implication of the Thesis is Not Going Away anytime soon.