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Article: Is Wes Craven's Red Eye A Real Hollywood Thriller?(Culture)
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2005
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Byline: Andrew Sarris
Wes Craven's Red Eye, from a story by Carl Ellsworth and Dan Foos, happily emerges as the kind of movie that people say Hollywood can't or won't make anymore-that is, an efficient thriller unburdened by any intimations of social significance or subtextual grandiosity. The best thing about it is that its tingling narrative is never overwhelmed by explosive special effects or prolonged pursuits in heavy traffic. Hence, the two main characters have a chance to breathe and to develop a range of defining idiosyncrasies.
Talk about odd couples: Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is a cool-headed hotel executive who is terrified of flying. ...
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