First, I want to bemoan the fact that some of the most ridiculous movies ever made have Chicago as their backdrop. We can add Eagle Eye to that list. The plot can be perfectly summed up by saying this movie takes the evil HAL computer from 2001 (8 rating) and lets it control people via the beginning of The Matrix (7 rating).
The computer decides to get ordinary people to carry out a crazy plan to assassinate the president. There's so many plot holes here that I couldn't possibly mention them all, but the biggest one is that the computer demonstrates fantastic, god-like abilities, including being able to kill them by electrocution. So, what does it need those humans for in the first place?
That's just the tip of the iceberg. Plotwise, this is a 1, but there are some saving graces, including some good action shots and a very good (although we've seen it before) performance by Billy Bob Thornton. Caruso is a TV director and it shows. He probably doesn't even read the script. A 3 rating.
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