Eye in the Sky Review

Eye in the Sky is a thriller starring Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, and Barkhad Abdi. The film, directed by Gavin Hood,  is about military personnel facing the legal, ethical and political dilemmas presented by drone warfare against those using terrorist tactics, and civilians who are endangered by it.

I'll start by saying that Eye in the Sky was fantastic. Every aspect of the film worked brilliantly. It's a film that I believe works best without knowing much about it going in, so I won't delve into specific plot points. I will say that the film does explore drone warfare. It goes into every single aspect of it. The legal aspect, the political aspect, and the ethical aspect. What I loved though is that the film never takes a specific stance. It shows the viewers all the different points of view, but it let's the audience decide what they believe is right or wrong. Should we use drones to eliminate a threat before it happens even though civilians will be harmed and the public will turn on the government? Should we just let terrible things happen and just blame the terrorists so that the public turns on the terrorists?  It maintains this all the way to the end, with the ending itself being the best possible ending they could have chosen.

The performances are great all around, with everyone showing the right amount of emotion. This is the kind of movie that could have suffered from going too emotional or too emotionless, specially since most of the film you're basically watching people in a room talking. It's also a film that will keep you on the edge of your seat, since you're never sure as to what will unfold next or what the final outcome will be. The pacing was great, as it slowly builds and builds to the inevitable outcome This is a movie that proves that you don't have to have big action to make something that is completely enthralling and interesting.  5/5