Eye in the Sky

"Eye in the Sky" stars Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman and Aaron Paul in this drama depicting the technical versatility of today’s drones in modern warfare and the ethical questions their use poses. Directed by  Gavin Hood  with a screenplay written by Guy Hibbert, the film is blatantly one-sided in its efforts to convey the viewpoint of the writer and is almost amateurish in the manner in which his points are attempted to be made. One wonders why an actress of Ms. Mirren’s depth and talent would lend herself to the small and mundane part she plays except perhaps to allow the film to get the financing it needed and to help exhibit her personal and political point of view as well. In any event, the film, despite its shortcomings, makes for an interesting examination of the role of these unmanned aircraft and how and when they should be deployed. I give the film 2 and ½ stars, more for the information the viewer will receive from watching it as opposed to the quality of the film itself..