There are many fine things and its best elements are superb. While not a flawless film as such, and it has proven to be a film that has polarised viewers, 'Eye in the Sky' is truly impressive. It was because of the immensely talented cast, Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi and Aaron Paul have been great and more in other things, with my main reason for seeing 'Eye in the Sky' being Rickman in his final screen role before his ultimely death two years ago from pancreatic cancer (a loss still very deeply felt). It was not because of my love for the genre. 'Eye in the Sky's' main attraction was not for me the fascinating subject.
If you're up for something a little more thought-provoking then definitely give this one a go. It does show how 'war' has evolved to a PR machine as much as something that is simply fought using a bigger army than your opponent. Like I say, you have to be in the mood for something which is slow (but without being boring) and filled with messages (without being preachy). However, there are plenty of moments where both sides of the argument make good points to support their opposing views. This one does this pretty well, however it does tend to lean towards 'nuking the site from obit' (ala Ellen Ripley) simply because its bigger stars seems to share the same opinion. I have no problem with films like this, as long as they remain – reasonably – neutral and do their best to put both sides of the argument across. The film is basically an 'ethics piece' which debates both sides of the argument.
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Some people may say that this is a fault, but basically the whole movie is people sitting around in offices debating the ethics of using technology in this way. Like I say, it's a war movie of our time. If you're hoping for an action-packed blast-a-thon of a movie then you'll be very disappointed here.
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Plus we do see what's happening 'on the ground' as it were and the film's unsung hero is a Somalian operative who seems to give a performance filled with more heart and feeling without uttering a word of English than most English-speaking actors. Alan Rickman is as awesome as ever and it's a shame we've lost him too early. Aaron Paul isn't in it as much as some people may hope, but does well with what he's given (which is basically spending the whole film sitting in a chair!). She seems to revel in playing the British colonel who is willing to 'take out' the extremists at all costs. The cast boasts Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul on the cast list (and, of course the last performance of Alan Rickman), but it's Mirren who steals the show. Should they just use an American-based 'drone' to wipe them out, or is the civilian casualty rate going to be too high? Helen Mirren thinks the former. The story here goes that Britain has finally got the intel on a handful of its most wanted terrorists who are amassing in a house in a suburban African district. However, in today's high-tech times, 'war' can be fought from the 'comfort' of our own homes (okay, military bases, but how long before our soldiers are allowed to work from home?!). And, to be fair, there was little else that happened in a war. Not so long ago, all 'war movies' consisted of armies of infantry storming one beach/desert/jungle (delete as applicable).
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