Today we went to the theater to see the new David Twohy film "A Perfect Getaway". I had been anticipating it for a while- It had Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn, two notoriously good actors, and it looked brutal and fun. So we went to the cinema to go see it. And I walked out VERY satisfied! At 98 minutes, A Perfect Getaway is a great mix of suspense, dark comedy, action, and good acting!
Two newlyweds named Cliff and Cydney go on their honeymoon in beautiful Hawaiian mountains. They decide to backpacking to this beautiful beach, Along the way they meet a couple, the guy's name is Nick and the Girl's name is Giele. Nick is a former US Army officer, and Giele is a sweet southern girl who has learned tricks for things like hunting. They go along with them.
However, there's two killers who have done killing on the same island, and this causes many people to be worried. However, the four realize the further they go, the closer they get to being maimed by the killers...
This is the perfect thriller, and hands down one of the best movies of 09. Twohy is a filmmaker I'm not fond of, I did NOT like either of the Riddick films, and even more so, he's just not a great filmmaker in general. But here he takes a simple concept and turns it into a complex, multi-layered story that has the audience on the edges of their seats for the 98 minute runtime.
Halfway through, the film takes an interesting turn with a shocking plot twist. Instead of just saving the twist until the end so it can be OMGZ SHOCKING, it is revealed halfway through. Then we go and discover how that twist is possible in a 10 minute B&W flashback that shows us how it's possible. Even more so, for the first half we're worried for one couple. Then after the twist, we're worried for the others. Rarely ever has a good thriller ever done that. I earned new respect for Twohy upon watching this happen, and it's part of what made me walk out of the theater at the end going "Whoa, that was an effing good movie." The film is not without it's dark comedy too. Don't let the trailer fool you into thinking it's a brutal and ugly film that'll disturb you. It has a good deal of dark comedy in it. It's done in the most subtle way possible- it's not randomly placed, it's well placed. And the best thing is, a lot of it happens in the horrible stuff. There are couple scenes where we're not sure if we should be going "That's HORRIBLE!" or just laughing our butts off. Very well done, and very effective too.
So in short, without the stupid "Are you ROGUE?" logo before the film's opening scene, I have not a single complaint about this movie. It was a day at the cinema well spent, and definitely worth the 98 minutes. I knew it was going to be good, but even then I was surprised by the movie. Don't miss out on this film, because it's an excellent thriller, and one of the must see movies of 2009.
Two newlyweds named Cliff and Cydney go on their honeymoon in beautiful Hawaiian mountains. They decide to backpacking to this beautiful beach, Along the way they meet a couple, the guy's name is Nick and the Girl's name is Giele. Nick is a former US Army officer, and Giele is a sweet southern girl who has learned tricks for things like hunting. They go along with them.
However, there's two killers who have done killing on the same island, and this causes many people to be worried. However, the four realize the further they go, the closer they get to being maimed by the killers...
This is the perfect thriller, and hands down one of the best movies of 09. Twohy is a filmmaker I'm not fond of, I did NOT like either of the Riddick films, and even more so, he's just not a great filmmaker in general. But here he takes a simple concept and turns it into a complex, multi-layered story that has the audience on the edges of their seats for the 98 minute runtime.
Halfway through, the film takes an interesting turn with a shocking plot twist. Instead of just saving the twist until the end so it can be OMGZ SHOCKING, it is revealed halfway through. Then we go and discover how that twist is possible in a 10 minute B&W flashback that shows us how it's possible. Even more so, for the first half we're worried for one couple. Then after the twist, we're worried for the others. Rarely ever has a good thriller ever done that. I earned new respect for Twohy upon watching this happen, and it's part of what made me walk out of the theater at the end going "Whoa, that was an effing good movie." The film is not without it's dark comedy too. Don't let the trailer fool you into thinking it's a brutal and ugly film that'll disturb you. It has a good deal of dark comedy in it. It's done in the most subtle way possible- it's not randomly placed, it's well placed. And the best thing is, a lot of it happens in the horrible stuff. There are couple scenes where we're not sure if we should be going "That's HORRIBLE!" or just laughing our butts off. Very well done, and very effective too.
So in short, without the stupid "Are you ROGUE?" logo before the film's opening scene, I have not a single complaint about this movie. It was a day at the cinema well spent, and definitely worth the 98 minutes. I knew it was going to be good, but even then I was surprised by the movie. Don't miss out on this film, because it's an excellent thriller, and one of the must see movies of 2009.