political intrigue adding up to two hours of clamorous, mind-numbing nonsense," calling it "Transporter 2 on crack." William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer also gave Eagle Eye a positive review, remarking that it's "engrossing as an intellectual puzzle" and "a solid thriller." Mark Bell of Film Threat said: "the film isn't a complete waste of your time [...] but don't expect anything brilliant." Neely Tucker of The Washington Post said that Eagle Eye is "sometimes entertaining" but "doesn't have much to say." Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly called it "A brain-squandering thriller." Robert Koehler of Variety felt that the film's "first 35 minutes sizzle" but "the story [becomes] near-parody in the final act." Accolades Eagle Eye was a nominee for a 2009 Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and was nominated by the Visual Effects Society Awards in the category of Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture. Home media Eagle Eye was released on DVD and Blu-ray only in select stores on December 26, 2008, three months after its theatrical release, September 26, 2008. In the first week on the DVD sales chart, Eagle Eye sold 182,592 units which translated to in revenue. In the second week, sales rose significantly to 1,044,682 for that week, opening at No. 1 and earning for that week. As per the latest figures, 2,181,959 units have been sold, bringing in $38,008,436 in revenue. This does not include Blu-ray sales or DVD rentals. The next day, it was released nationwide. iTunes released it a month later as a rental and buy. Mobile game A mobile game based on the film was developed and published by Magmic Games. It was released for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, BREW, and Java ME devices prior to the film's launch in early September. There are also two games on the film's web site. See also Billion Dollar Brain Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Combat Zones That See List of films featuring drones List of films featuring surveillance References External links Freefall Experience Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com 2000s mystery films 2008 action thriller films 2008 films 2008 science fiction films American action thriller films American chase films American mystery films American science fiction action films Cybernetted society in fiction DreamWorks Pictures films Drone films 2000s English-language films Films about artificial intelligence Films about computing Films about Delta Force Films about security and surveillance Films about terrorism