A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

A BUMPY RIDE, BUT WORTH TAKING: Wes Craven's Red Eye is a pleasant surprise for the late summer. Sadly, it's one of those movies where the less you know, the better, which is a big part of why the original trailer was so effective--it just sets up the premise--what if the person next to you on an airplane wasn't the nice person he or she seemed, but instead had a devious agenda? I don't want to spoil the surprises, though I will say that they do get out of the airplane, and even out of the airport, eventually, and that's where the film kind of derails. It's also admirable for being a thriller where there's not a sequence in which the villain spouts his plan--the audience is trusted enough to figure it out for themselves (though a "secret" held by one character is telegraphed early on). The two leads are nice in their parts--Rachel McAdams is effectively plucky and likable, pretty much all that her part requires, and Cillian Murphy strikes just the right balance between plucky and menacing. Worth checking out if you enjoy that genre.