Movie Review Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye An action cyber-thriller which takes place the “day after tomorrow”. It is a technical fantasy. The stars are Shia LaBeouf (from Transformers) and Michelle Monaghan (Made of Honor and Gone Baby Gone). They are two seemingly random people, living their lives, total strangers, when they both receive phone calls from a mysterious woman which throws them together and into a series of harrowing escapades as they try to figure out who the woman is, how she is doing these impossible and bizarre things to them and what she wants. It is centered around a hi-tech anti-terrorism scenario.
The action is nonstop, the tension is set to ‘high’ and never lets up. The special effects are great, inventive and high quality.
The basic premise, and the god-like technical expertise of the mysterious woman, are sheer fantasy.
The problem with trying to write a review for a movie like this, is anything I say about the plot will give too much away. The story is convoluted, clever, and basically unbelievable, but lots of fun. It does require the traditional and willing suspension of disbelief. We are required to believe that a terrestrial agency is capable of simultaneously controlling and manipulating every electronic and digital device on the planet. It paints a very spooky picture and you may leave with a profound sense of paranoia.
Ultimately, it is a cautionary tale, warning us that humans need to be careful when creating artificial intelligence. This is by no means the first movie to warn us about that. Remember The Corbin Project? But not to worry. It occurred to me, while sitting in the darkened theater, that humans will never build computers or robots smarter that we are. The reason? We’re not smart enough.
Billy Bob Thornton is great as the FBI agent. It is rated PG-13. It’s pretty good, but not great. If you’re looking for a thriller and non-stop action, and don’t mind some gaping holes and sci-fi gimmicks, this is a good date movie. Nita would like it, but she’d have screamed a dozen times and feinted twice, so I’m glad I didn’t take her.