Eye in the Sky
Film2015102 min

Eye in the Sky

Taste attributes: dramathrillerwaractionespionagerobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeWeighty and expansive: an unsavoury war film. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Helen MirrenAaron PaulAlan RickmanBarkhad AbdiJeremy Northam

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2015
Runtime
102 min
Status
Released
Studio
Entertainment One Features
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