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Article: Terrorize Lisa and you'll get a 'Red Eye'; Wes Craven thriller flies, but it loses tension at finish.(SHOW)(MOVIES)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2005
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Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Never mess with a woman who's read a Dr. Phil self-help book cover to cover. The terrorist in the new Wes Craven thriller "Red Eye" finds this out the hard way, but the horror director should have known that an invincible damsel precludes distress - and high suspense.
The film's heroine, Lisa Reisert ("Wedding Crashers' " Rachel McAdams), isn't just feisty, she's an ultimate fighter compared to the film's hapless villain, played by Cillian Murphy. That cuckoo dynamic forces "Red Eye" to surrender any chance of becoming a late-season sleeper.
Instead, it's a neat hour-long thriller with a hasty - and ...