The anticipation for the April 2016 release of Eye In The Sky has been building for some time, and with the sad demise of Alan Rickman just three months before its set to drop, the excitement surrounding the British crime thriller is accelerating even further. Though not yet released in cinemas, it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2015 to rave reviews with Rickmans role as Lieutenant General Frank Benson singled out for particular praise. With Helen Mirren leading the cast as a military intelligence officer tasked with capturing a terrorist group before they unleash merry hell on British streets, the movie is part action thriller, part psychological slow-burner as the ethics of using drones to slaughter potentially innocent people comes under sharp focus. According to reports, Rickmans unparalleled gravitas gives the film exactly the right level of seriousness while also making room for his trademark sardonic wit. The last movie he ever made, its release will be greeted as a chance to both celebrate the life of a British actor without equal and mourn his tragic and untimely passing.
