Eye in the Sky

Bleecker Street | Release Date: March 11, 2016

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 191 Ratings

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moviecritic68Apr 6, 2016

Movie set up at first as a very fast pace thriller but later fell into a slow paced repeating premise. Acting was adequate but overall the storyline started to drag on too much. I don't totally disagree with the current user score as it wasMovie set up at first as a very fast pace thriller but later fell into a slow paced repeating premise. Acting was adequate but overall the storyline started to drag on too much. I don't totally disagree with the current user score as it was entertaining but failed in too many categories for my liking.… Expand

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marco34laApr 2, 2016

This movie was way over-rated by some critics. It's pretty much a snoozer folks. If you want suspence and thrills about a drone operation - watch Homeland. This is more about political blundering, indecisiveness and ethics than suspense orThis movie was way over-rated by some critics. It's pretty much a snoozer folks. If you want suspence and thrills about a drone operation - watch Homeland. This is more about political blundering, indecisiveness and ethics than suspense or action. The dilemma was ridiculous and overly melodramatic... do we kill the world's top 3 terrorists and their active suicide bombers at the cost of losing 1 civilian child... or do we save the one child and let the top 3 terrorists and their suicide bombers go out (so they can go kill at least 80 cilivilians in a shopping mall or something). Sorry to me, it was a no brainer.… Expand

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gfnyApr 1, 2016

A fair movie that could have been an excellent movie if not for the melodramatic tearjerker script. Good direction and acting, some good scenery, but bordered on the unbelieveable for the technical gadgets.

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netflicApr 11, 2016

It’s a drone war movie where an international team of military professionals conduct surveillance of the few most wanted jihadists. The movie had a potential to be a very good one: an interesting idea, talented director and actors. If not theIt’s a drone war movie where an international team of military professionals conduct surveillance of the few most wanted jihadists. The movie had a potential to be a very good one: an interesting idea, talented director and actors. If not the script. It is over-simplistic, not realistic and too Hollywood-ish.

There is a bit of suspense and thrill there, but there *could be* interesting ethical and moral aspects to rules of engagement in modern warfare. That part was not well-written. Nevertheless, due to talented crew the movie was still watch-able.… Expand

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Q8MarrongGlaceJun 12, 2016

I wasn't disappointed in this movie but I was expecting much more and It could've been better , It started good all the way until the bug scene I won't talk about the details as I don't want to ruin the movie you'll know what I mean whenI wasn't disappointed in this movie but I was expecting much more and It could've been better , It started good all the way until the bug scene I won't talk about the details as I don't want to ruin the movie you'll know what I mean when you reach that scene , Then it began to slow down and head to another direction all the way to the end you'll know whats going to happen , that's why I was expecting more !
I just can't rate it 7/10 So on my opinion 6 is fair and reasonable for it… Expand

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EphantomeJun 22, 2016

The movie is very absorbing and the ethical dilemma provides an extraordinary suspense. However, as a Kenyan am disappointed in the way the movie portrays Kenya as an unstable country. All those Kenyan scenes were not acted in Nairobi whichThe movie is very absorbing and the ethical dilemma provides an extraordinary suspense. However, as a Kenyan am disappointed in the way the movie portrays Kenya as an unstable country. All those Kenyan scenes were not acted in Nairobi which made it exhausting to watch because the location mentioned like Eastleigh & Parklands don't even remotely resemble what was shown. In Kenya there are no militants moving around in trucks and what was portrayed was just annoying stereotyping.… Expand

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sanyrubOct 13, 2016

Entertaining thriller that shows us a different side of war. A modern side. The one that takes place in offices. Great cast that plays their part perfectly, time flies as you keep watching and ends being a satisfying time watching a film.Entertaining thriller that shows us a different side of war. A modern side. The one that takes place in offices. Great cast that plays their part perfectly, time flies as you keep watching and ends being a satisfying time watching a film. However, it is a little bit dishonest in teh way it plays with our emotions and it also lacks a little bit more of punch. So i give it a 6/10, which is a pretty good rate in my scale.… Expand

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virginiaproudAug 19, 2016

I would watch Mirren and Rickman tying their shoes for an hour, but I struggle with propaganda, a genre this clearly falls into. Not one of the players is fleshed out as character, their sole purpose throughout is to embody theI would watch Mirren and Rickman tying their shoes for an hour, but I struggle with propaganda, a genre this clearly falls into. Not one of the players is fleshed out as character, their sole purpose throughout is to embody the military/political stereotypes and take the various moral positions of the arguments for and against drone warfare. The collateral victim and her family are only fleshed out enough to encourage our sympathetic because the father encourages the education of his daughter. They are obviously 'good Muslims'. Unfortunately the debate and prevarication to save this one girl, putting at risk countless others as the suicide bombers prepare for attack, rings hollow no matter how many teary eyed shots we are shown of the pilot and his crewman at the controls.… Expand

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tethysdustNov 24, 2016

It raises interesting ethical and moral problems that are associated with anti-terrorism efforts in foreign countries and drone attacks. However, there is little in the movie aside from the consideration of the central dilemma, so it was over-long.

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vartAug 6, 2016

A complex film about modern warfare. However it doesn't stick with you. The performances of Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman are fantastic but Aaron Paul steals the show from these two veteran actors. The oscar nominee actor Barkhad Abdi has aA complex film about modern warfare. However it doesn't stick with you. The performances of Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman are fantastic but Aaron Paul steals the show from these two veteran actors. The oscar nominee actor Barkhad Abdi has a minor role in this film and it's a shame because he is a good actor. The script is brilliant and it's purpose is to show you the casualties of war and how politicians, military men and civilians are affected from one decision only. The director manages to show you how these people are affected but his style is simple while the film progresses slowly causing the viewers in some parts to get bored. And while the film has a complex ending it doesn't actually affects the viewer because of these boring parts on a large scale.… Expand

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amheretojudgeNov 11, 2019

I see Pinkman in Paul who is armed with moving performance and Snape in Rickman as always gloating but this time without the half-smirk on his face.

Eye In The Sky The director Gavin Hood has been lucky. And I don't want to be that guy thatI see Pinkman in Paul who is armed with moving performance and Snape in Rickman as always gloating but this time without the half-smirk on his face.

Eye In The Sky

The director Gavin Hood has been lucky. And I don't want to be that guy that says that the day is over as soon as you land a project. It goes without saying that he works incredibly hard and hence is successful in his well established rhythm. I say only lucky or even well suited for a job as such, because I have experienced his big budget blockbuster films that may have not worked but definitely has dared to go big and made a splash around the town. And this is actually a great combination. Usually, these big banner films like say.. Marvel, choose their storytellers wisely and mostly the ones who have excelled in making Indie films and romanticize, dramatize and glorify tiny aspects, relationships, characters and essential elements.

Which makes sense on hiring such makers since the fireworks of visual effects will always be dazzling for the audience, the only think they require now is someone making them care for the characters. But lately I have seen a couple of examples where they have flipped the coin of such themed ideas. And that is that now these Indie films gets sponsored if some commercial filmmaker chooses to tell the story of such importance both politically and socially.

So now the tactics that these makers are inherited with and that is to keep the audience at the edge of their seats, comes in handy and makes the formal paperworks interesting and juicy. Eye In The Sky remains gripping through this effective formula. You see direction and editing go hand in hand just to make you give the chills of a chase scene by staying in one room among the same characters and the same objectives. That last part, the objective, that endorses the film in every language.… Expand

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