Eagle Eye (12A) *** - Shia LaBoeuf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Chiklis.
A SATISFYING re-make of Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, Eagle Eye may not quite be in the same league as the great man’s classic man on the run movie starring Cary Grant.
But what is certain is that this techno-thriller is great value for money despite a botched ending.
In the 2008 version, the eminently likeable Shia LaBeouf plays the role of the fall guy who has been set up as a terrorist after the death of his twin brother.
The Eva Marie Saint character is the gorgeous Michelle Monaghan’s single mother who leads him to safety.
Exploring topical Orwellian issues such as the invasion of privacy through technology and the state's erosion of individual freedoms, Eagle Eye is a thriller with a heart and brain.
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