Knee-Jerk Review: "Eagle Eye"

"Eagle Eye" tries to be a taut action/thriller movie but ultimately falls short. The movie's suspense is only due to the fact that the audience is kept in the dark and knows very little about what is going on. Once the payoff comes it is underwhelming and comes off as if the writers could not think of a better ending so they took the easy way out and chose to use a cliche climax that we have all seen variations of many times before. As far as the performances, Shia LaBeouf is ok in the lead but I still do not buy him as a movie star. All I can think of while he is on screen is his role as the wacky kid in "Even Stevens" that used to be on the Disney channel. Billy Bob Thornton is good at times but there more often than not he seems to be phoning it in. All the other actors and actresses turned in so-so performances.
"Eagle Eye" provides some level of entertainment but does not quite become the thrill ride it tries to be.

Rating: 5 out of 10