movie review: Eagle Eye

Being second banana to anyone can be a trying experience. Take the case of one Jerry Shaw. Born into a hard-working family this young man can’t quite live up to his dad’s expectations, unlike his man in uniform brother. Through some quirk Jerry gets caught up in danger when one day his life is turned upside down.
Unbeknownst to Jerry he apparently has been “targeted” by some mysterious organization that sees him running “errands” for a possible terrorist cell. Or so the authorities think. While Jerry is on the run from the law a young woman named Rachel Holloman also finds herself in a similar rather precarious situation.
Moment by moment the pair get overtaken by events as their lives become sort of “programmed” by a strange sounding guide who manages to maneuver the pair through a series of death-defying events. Scores of people go by the wayside as these two manage to elude what seems like the entire security forces of the United States as the government agents do their best to capture the two runaway fugitives from the law.
Way back when famed writer Aldous Huxley gave us his classic novel, the futuristic 1984. Well, that year has come and gone and now we are knee deep in unbelievable technology. Gadgets and government control make up a key part of Eagle Eye along with a nice mix of military might and spy hardware good enough to rival any of the more recent 007 encounters.