Jayma Mays

Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control
$5.98
Bruce and Lloyd (Masi Oka and Nate Torrance), the geeky technicians from the "Get Smart" movie, try to regain a stolen invisibility cloak in this spin-off adventure that unfolds concurrently with the action of the film. Although there's nothing special here, it is surprisingly entertaining due to the fine efforts of the spirited cast. Torrance, in particular, shines as the awkward, overweight Lloyd.

Red Eye
$14.98
Horror specialist Wes Craven's Red Eye (2005) is a thriller that despite some logical snags, and an unlikely conclusion, is still effective and exciting. Brushing the flaws aside is not too difficult, when Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls) delivers a marvelous credible performance that evolves from engaging to riveting. McAdams plays Lisa Reisert, a traveler returning from Dallas, back to Miami. Because she works in reservations and hospitality at a luxury hotel, Lisa becomes the key player in an elaborate plot to murder a VIP guest. A random meeting at the airport with a charming stranger (Cillian Murphy), seems quite innocent, even when the quiet Jackson Rippner winds up in the seat next to Lisa on the red eye flight to Miami. The two seem to be getting along wonderfully, but the light conversation comes to an abrupt end, when Rippner tells Lisa that her father will die, unless she makes a call and gets the targeted guest relocated to a specific room.

This rather weak premise is the lynchpin for everything that happens from here, and though quite tenuous, it still seems to fly. Lisa's world becomes one of fear and anxiety as she tries to find a way out. Most of the screentime is of the pair sitting side by side, engaged in a deadly drama, which somehow remains a private matter between the two. At the opportune moment, Lisa acts decisively, but Jack is quite relentless, leading to an unexpected and violent confrontation.

The inspired performances by Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy, help to smooth over some of the absurdities, and make the film worth watching. The dialog is quite good for a film in this genre, and the action and fighting scenes at the finale are pretty slickly executed under Craven's direction. Rated PG-13, Red Eye has few wasted moments. There are some nice extras that include a couple of featurettes, and a commentary track with director Wes Craven, producer Marianne Maddalena, and editor Patrick Lussier. The film also benefits from Marco Beltrami's effective musical score.

Homecoming
$1.99

Red Eye (Cc) (Ws Dub Sub Ac3 Dol) [VHS]
$12.98
For anyone who loves Rachel McAdams, then you'll love this one!

"Red Eye" is a thriller! It's creepy and may make you not want to fly on an airplane ever again. At the very least, it may keep you from talking to a complete stranger in the airport or next to you on the plane.

"Red Eye" follows the life of a young woman, Lisa, who is on the way home after her grandmother has died. She works for a high end hotel and ends up getting called while she's gone. While waiting in line to check in, people complain and since she's from a customer service background she tries to calm the crowd. Being irrate isn't going to get them anywhere. She ends up getting help from one other person in line and he asks her if she'll meet him for a drink before the flight.

Lisa ends up going to meet up with the guy even though she wasn't going to. He tries to guess her drink order and almost gets it. They end up boarding and sitting right next to each other. Once the plane is in the air, he reveales to her that he needs her to do something or he's going to have people kill her father. He wants her to arrange for a special high profile guest to be relocated to a different room, so that he'll be easier to kill.

Lisa resists for a while and with the storm blowing them about, the phones on the plane go in and out.

Eventually, Lisa ends up having them relocate the guest, but she isn't about to give up, especially when she realizes that the guest she relocated will be visiting this time with his family. She doesn't want to see the wife and two children killed as well. She tries to leave clues, but he finds them before anyone can see them every time.

When the plane touches down, Lisa takes action to get away. She makes it all the way home and finds herself in an all new battle. Saving her father isn't the only thing she has to do, she has to save her guest and his family at her hotel as well.