Lisa Reisert (McAdams) is a young hotel manager who is one of those people that seems to have her life in complete harmony. She easily juggles anything thrown at her and accomplishes it all without much stress at all. The one thing Reisert isn't completely calm about is flying. Arriving at the airport for a 'red eye' flight to Miami, Reisert finds herself making small talk with a fellow passenger, Jackson Rippner (Murphy), who seems to be as cool and calm as they come. They chat while awaiting the boarding for the flight and as luck would have it, they find themselves sitting together on the flight. Rippner calms Reisert through the takeoff and the small talk continues until Rippner reveals to Reisert that her father is being held hostage and she is going to help Rippner with the murder of a government official that will be staying at her hotel. From this point on, it's a battle of wits between Reisert and Rippner in both the air and on the ground, as Reisert does her best to stay one step ahead of Rippner and his intentions.

Red Eye is offered in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen and overall, I think the disc looks quite nice. Colors appear solid although slightly muted and being such a current release, no print damage was seen. Bonus features for this disc include a pretty enjoyable commentary track from director Craven, producer Marrianne Maddalena and editor Patrick Lussier. The commentary moves along at a nice pace with plenty of info regarding the casting, script changes, film shoot and stories from the film set. Also included in the bonus features is a gag reel, a couple of short featurettes on the making of the film and Wes Craven: A New Kind of Thriller and some trailers for other feature films.

Red Eye isn't a bad effort at all. It's definitely more of a thriller than a horror film, but the tension can be tight at times and for anyone terrified of flying, such as myself, then the unease of being trapped on a plane with someone like Rippner only drives home the fact that is it any wonder I drive? The film runs just under ninety minutes and I'd say the film moves along at a nice clip, never getting bogged down or straying far from the main story. Cillian Murphy has impressed me in this film as well as, Batman Begins and he definitely fits the role of a villain without much effort, it would seem. I look forward to seeing Murphy in future films and I do hope he doesn't find himself relegated to villainous roles all the time. The film may or may not have repeated viewing values, but it's definitely worth a rental and this may end up being a thriller you want in your collection.

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