Home video review: Drone warfare is questioned in 'Eye in the Sky,' starring Helen Mirren and Barkhad Abdi

June 24, 2016 at 2:00PM
Helen Mirren in "Eye in the Sky." (Keith Bernstein/Bleeker Street Media) ORG XMIT: 1183384
Helen Mirren in “Eye in the Sky.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The sky is falling

The two-edged sword of combating terrorism through unmanned strikes is the focus of "Eye in the Sky." Helen Mirren stars as a British colonel remotely leading a crucial drone operation to capture Islamic militants in Kenya. The operation's man on the ground is the excellent Barkhad Abdi (Oscar nominee for "Captain Phillips"), a personal witness to what a morally murky quagmire the mission has become.Colin Covert

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