Show I I Eagle Eye thriller that thai tha J never reaches full flight I Diana Joy Jones Arts Reporter Paranoia government conspiracy technological malfunction and patriotism blend together in EagleEye Eagle EagleEye EagleEye Eye A nightmarish tale of personal and national terrorism laced with science fiction this film risks its credibility with the mix of elements it incorporates Eagle Eye tends to favor jarring action over a convincing story It also provides the perfect backdrop for explosions high action and shaky camera shots Jerry Shaw Shia LeBeouf is the kind of guy who maintains a glimmer of magnetism to fuel his ego despite meager surroundings He is able to quickly crank out a drawing of a beautiful girl across from him on the subway He swindles his fellow coworkers coworkers coworkers co- co workers in a game of cards This is still not enough to compensate for past due rent and ultimately Shaw leads a financially unstable life That is until the day daya a large sum of money is dropped into his bank account Before he can catch his breath or spend more more than rent owed a phantoms female witha withla with la a crisp and mechanical quality begins to order him about Using one bizarre ultimatum after another she pulls Shaws Shaw's strings with the use of any technological device that can receive a signal Subsequently a considerable amount of evidence pointing toward terrorist activity is found in his apartment Shaw soon finds himself on the run from the FBI headed by nosed hard-nosed Tom Morgan Billy Bob Thornton Shaws Shaw's solo flight from the law is soon cut short when he finds a reluctant companion in Rachel Holloman Michelle Monaghan Holloman is a devoted mother who for the safety of her son also finds herself under the command of the unseen terrorist All of the characters seem to have had their fair share of beverages r and then some They talk loud and fast and are rarely given moments to catch their breath LeBeouf's character is appropriately hyped up his eyes wide with panic Thornton does well as the typical agent in urgent pursuit Monaghan spends most of her time with alook a alook alook look of worry spread across her face Ironically the only i character that remains the i most calm and collected i through the duration of i the film is the voice that dictates the chaos These panicked personalities work 1 to Eagle Eyes benefit i more than its downfall as the movie centers on J victims of terrorism which i necessitates the feeling of i imminent danger Ever present is a wobbly camera that also does a i relentless job of sustaining panicked suspense It i captures a montage of distracting images Power Power- lines as they fall lengthy length car crashes that ensue and actors as they rush across the screen in un orderly fashion t This movie is not fo the sea sick It is also not plotted clear-plotted thriller Ofte times this film feels mpr unnatural than creative with its science fiction n twin and constant plot shifts It without a doubt has i its moments that defy reason n Eagle Eye doesn doesn't descend much lower th other movies of its kind tha that thai have been released lately Still it never reaches much higher than ground level 1 Eagle Eye U is rates rated PG 13 PG-J PG 3 for Jor violence all an ana scattered ca bri brief eJ I language j 7 |