red eye start in texas where hotel receptionist lisa reisert ( rachel mcadams ) be about to catch the last red eye flight back to miami where she live and work . while wait for her plane lisa meet the handsome and charm jackson rippner ( cillian murphy ) and they both seem to hit it off and then when they board the plane they discover that by a coincidence they be seat next to each other . once the plane take off and they be in the air jackson reveals who he really be and that their seemingly chance meeting be not a coincidence and jackson say that he be work for someone who want to assassinate the homeland security secretary charles keefe ( jack scalia ) and they need her to change his room at the hotel where she work in miami . jackson tell lisa to phone the hotel and make it happen or her father will be kill . direct by wes craven who be perhaps well know for his horror film such a the last house on the left ( 1972 ) and a nightmare on elm street ( 1984 ) and the serpent and the rainbow ( 1989 ) and the people under the stair ( 1991 ) and the scream trilogy of teen slasher a short and punchy and fast pace little thriller like red eye seem like a big departure from the sort of film craven usually make . the script by carl ellsworth make for a surprisingly grip thriller that i must admit i really enjoy and at only 85 odd minute in length it a very quick moving and economical and straight to the point sort of film that focus almost entirely on one tight and taught plot rather than go off in various direction with lot of subplots . some may like this approach like i do while other may not but i think it draw you into the action a lot more a it come thick and fast without the film slow down any and give you a chance to relax . i really like the plot for red eye and sure a film like this be always go to have one or two questionable moment in term of plot but what the hell and it a film make to entertain and for me that what it do . i really like the two central character and lisa come across a very likable while jackson rippner ( an obvious play on the name of the notorious victorian serial killer jack the ripper ) be a suitably slimy villain with a cold i be only do my job type mentality . another plus point be that i do not think anyone behave overly stupid here and everyone actually seem like human being and the film play out in a relatively plausible fashion . i really like this and it one of craven well more recent film . craven turn in a good solid tense and tight and taught and fast pace thriller with an attractive cast and some good action and a gripping plot . he certainly doesn not hang about and once he start the action and tension he never let up and far and away the most effective part of the film be when rippner be hold lisa hostage on the plane and once the film switch to miami and lisa father house it do become a little bit more routine but it still good . a special mention go to rachel mcadams who be absolutely gorgeous in this and i could probably watch red eye again just because she be in it and look drop dead stunning . those who see wes craven name attach to red eye expect a horror film should think again since there no horror in it at all ( despite the imdb list horror a red eye genre ) . i be not sure about the end and on the one hand it be nice to see the villain live for a change which go against traditional expectation but it might have be more satisfying to see lisa kill him in some way . dreamworks apparently give red eye an initial budget of $ 44 and 000 and 000 but reduce it to $ 25 and 000 and 000 although it still a very well make film with glossy production value . actually shoot in los angeles and florida in california . the film be supposedly write with husband and wife sean penn and robin wright penn intend for the lead but eventually the maker opt for young lead . a i have already say rachel mcadams be pure eye candy and be a total babe in this and worth watch the film for on her own . oh and and she put in a decent performance too . red eye be a really fast pace taught tension fill little thriller that i enjoy immensely and i do not think i would enjoy it as much a i do and i be glad i decide to watch it . this definitely get a recommendation from me and rachel mcadams really be hot stuff in this .