Top 10 Reluctant Action Heroes
By Fred Topel, Special to Hollywood.com
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Monday, September 29, 2008
In this week's Eagle Eye, two strangers (Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan) are forced into action by a mysterious voice on the phone commanding them to perform tasks. The reluctant hero is a staple of action movies. As cool as it is when cops or superheroes take down the bad guys, nobody's more relatable than the everyman. Here are the 10 best:
10. Meg Altman, Panic Room
Jodie Foster as a neurotic divorcee Meg, who locks herself and her daughter in a panic room when burglars strike, is understandable. She doesn't want to be a hero, but she has to improvise to not only keep them out and save her diabetic daughter--but stop them once and for all.
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