Article: FILM: Red Eye means white knuckles; Damon Smith takes a flight of fright with Wes Craven.(Features)

Byline: Damon Smith

EVERY time you board an airplane, you unknowingly take part in a lottery. The first prize is the man or woman of your dreams in the next seat; the booby prize the harassed parent with a mewling infant or truculent teen with a deafening personal stereo.

Beautiful young businesswoman Lisa Reisert (McAdams) thinks she has hit the jackpot with Jackson Ripner (Murphy), the blue-eyed charmer with whom she shared a brief flirtation in the departures lounge. Jackson is equally surprised: "What are the odds, huh?" he grins, politely moving aside to allow Lisa to take her window seat.

As the airplane ascends to 30,000 feet, the ...

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