red eye be not the kind of movie that go to win the palme dor and but wes craven have never be that kind of director and anyway and and his branding be a good indication of what a film goer can expect . the fact that red eye be a tight little and undemanding package at 94 minute be part of it charm and an indication of craven craft in produce lightweight and but generally enjoyable and box office fare . in fact and it the perfect kind of movie to show a inflight entertainment and attention hold without put any intellectual or emotional challenge on the viewer . overall there be a cheesy feeling to the plot and vague terrorist subplot motivation and the support character and and the main section have a tv movie feel . however and there be definite element of hitchcockian suspense and and echo of schumacher phone booth and which ultimately be a more sophisticated ( and pretentious ) play on the same idea of emotional crisis be play out suppress in public . for a film that focus mainly on two people sit in airline seat and it live or die on the character and script . cillian icy but eloquent jackson rippner and rachel macadam resourceful lisa be the main reason the film get carry off . not only make the dialogue zing but also give some sort of adam rib type dimension to their battle of amale logic against feminine ensitivity . in the final portion of the film craven indulge himself a little scream style a man chase girl with knife . the most surprising revelation here be what brian cox look like after the just for men treatment and his ubiqutous appearance in film as diverse a super trooper and the ring and this make him the sexegenarian version of jude law . short haul fun .