Eagle Eye (2008)

I cadged Eagle Eye as a free-Wednesdays redbox rental and have to say it is an awesome high-tech thriller! It's basically Cellular meets Enemy of the State with some cool "I can't do that, Dave" stuff mixed in. I love the premise and how it develops -- it kept me on the edge of my seat. As a high-tech industry person for 30 years, I recognize that Eagle Eye is science fiction -- but the best sci-fi extrapolates beyond what is already possible to pose questions or warnings about what could become imminent reality. Eagle Eye covers the high-tech stuff extremely well, esp. when mixing terror alerts and surveillance technology with everything else we rely on in our now chillingly pervasive electronic world. (All the data is there. God save us when someone links it all together.) Shia LeBoeuf and Monica Monaghan make a believable team as two citizens thrown together in the midst of the greatest national-security crisis this nation could ever face. The insidious and pervasive nature of the plot is what rivets you to the chair but Shia and Monica keep you there. Billy Bob Thornton as the don't-sass-me lead FBI agent in pursuit does his usual extraordinary magic in the role. All the supporting roles fit in well too, no matter how small, esp. as they are drawn into the same emerging threat as Shia and Monica. The car chases and crashes were real popcorn-crunchers too. See this movie! More than a thrill ride, it's a warning to bear in mind lest our future become such a brave new world. 5 stars.