Guest Author - Secola Edwards

When I first sat down to begin watching Eagle Eye, I didn’t expect Jerry Shaw (Shia LeBouf – Transformers, I-Robot) to be a twin; and mentioning that the film’s star portrays double duty as twins is not a spoiler, it is revealed at the very beginning of the movie. And since this is the Twins Site at BellaOnline, I thought I’d write a review of the DVD.

Eagle Eye is filled with heart-racing action from the beginning. Jerry Shaw, a clerk at Copy Cabana (a la Kinko’s) is returning home to bury his twin brother, Ethan, who was killed in a car accident.

While the two brothers were close as children, their adult lives took separate turns with Ethan being an accomplished technician for the CIA and Jerry toiling as a copy clerk. Jerry lived with the stigma and pain of being their father’s least favorite between the two boys. He planned to leave town after the funeral after attempting to cash a check his father gave him after the funeral. Once he visited the ATM, his life would never be the same.

Jerry finds himself being dogged by FBI Agent Thomas Morgan (Billy Bob Thornton – Sling Blade, Monster’s Ball) and Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Zoe Perez (Rosario Dawson – Seven Pounds, Men in Black II) and he has no clue why. The chase begins at his apartment, where mysterious packages have been delivered, claiming to belong to him, and they contain materials which makes Jerry a suspected terrorist.

With the feds on his heels, Jerry encounters Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan – Mission Impossible III), and though the two are complete strangers, they are brought together by forces out of their control. There is constant struggle, feuding and conflict as they figure their way through the impossible situation they face; natural human reactions which could also get them both killed.

I highly recommend renting or purchasing the DVD if you’re up for non-stop action. This movie does not run short on explosives, car crashes and sci-fi of the Big Brother variety. Think Enemy of the State meets Minority Report. There is also a scene in the movie which is shot in the same location as a popular suspense thriller of the ‘90’s, if you figure it out, shoot me an email and let me know!