Case Number 15338   Reviewed by Judge Michael Rubino (Retired)
// January 2nd, 2009  The Charge  "Jerry Shaw, you have been
activated. Your compliance is vital." -- A.R.I.A.  Opening
Statement  Eagle Eye reunites Shia LeBeouf with director D.J.
Caruso (Disturbia) for a project originally conceived by Steven
Spielberg twelve years prior.  While the ideas and themes the
movie presents are both very relevant and interesting, the film
fails to sustain itself past the first act. The whole thing
devolves into a mash-up of action movie clichés and sci-fi
motifs that don't add up to anything substantial.  Facts of the
Case  Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, our world has
become a pretty small place. Everything is virtually connected.
It would be a shame if, say, someone took advantage of all that.
For Jerry Shaw (Shia LeBeouf, Transformers) and Rachel Holloman
(Michelle Monaghan, Mission: Impossible III), that's exactly
what happened. After his twin brother's death, Jerry, the black
sheep of the family, fi