
This is the story of a young resourceful heroine named Lisa Reisert who hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying! Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is trapped on a red-eye flight with a creepy villainous handsome and charming man by the name of Jackson Rippner, who's playing middle-man in the plot to assassinate a Homeland Security official. He's got her father pinned down by a would-be killer, using that ad... (Full plot summary below)
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This is the story of a young resourceful heroine named Lisa Reisert who hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying! Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is trapped on a red-eye flight with a creepy villainous handsome and charming man by the name of Jackson Rippner, who's playing middle-man in the plot to assassinate a Homeland Security official. He's got her father pinned down by a would-be killer, using that advantage to coerce Lisa into phoning the luxury resort where she works and arranging to move the target into a pre-set position.
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| Los Angeles CityBeatAndy KleinIf you stop to think about it, the setup is kind of silly...but, luckily, director Wes Craven...keeps things brisk enough that you rarely do stop to think about. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThere isn't a bit of the plot that is not predictable, but there's always a giddy thrill in seeing someone pop out from behind something where you had not expected him to be. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford[Wes Craven] should have stayed with what he knows best. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanfordsuperbly sustained tension... makes the fights between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' look like innocent roughhousing. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchRed Eye proves once again that imaginative wrapping enhances any package's appeal. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreTeach this one in film schools. Maybe it could save us from all those stupid, nobody-would-do-that plot turns, flaccid formula screenwriting and thrillers that run so long they lose their thrills. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenA slick suspense thriller with no real surprises, but it is so well-crafted that it soars above most recent entries in this over-worked genre. |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyMcAdams delivers a tour de force; Murphy is delightfully evil, and Craven makes a smashing debut with a taut thriller that would be welcome in Hollywood's Golden Era. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)There's something to be said for a movie that takes a modest premise, executes it efficiently and sends us packing in less time than it takes to cook a roast. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWill keep you awake, jittery and perched on the edge of your seat for pretty much the entire flight. |