Saw was the revival of close quartered movie making. Granted you won’t see hacked off limbs in Red Eye—I can only promise a punctured vocal cord—but that claustrophobic feeling of nowhere to turn, the cat and mouse game of matching wits set against the backdrop of an offbeat political assassination is sure enough to have you screaming at the screen in classic horror movie frustration. It may also scare you just enough to avoid taking flights anywhere—period.

Movie Grade: B+

Red Eye

Synopsis:

Lisa Reisert hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying. Moments after takeoff, Lisa's seatmate, Jackson menacingly reveals the real reason he's on board: He is an operative in a plot to kill a rich and powerful businessman, and Lisa is the key to its success. If she refuses to cooperate, an assassin awaiting a call from Jackson will kill her father. Trapped within the confines of a jet at 30,000 feet, Lisa has nowhere to run and no way to summon help without endangering her father, her fellow passengers and her own life. As the miles tick by, Lisa knows she is running out of time. She desperately looks for a way to thwart her ruthless captor and stop a terrible murder.