A Perfect Getaway

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A Perfect Getaway

R,

2009,

1h 37m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Action

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62%

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Newlyweds Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) are celebrating their honeymoon by hiking through a secluded region of Hawaii. Their idyllic trek takes a dark turn when they find a group of frightened hikers who claim that another couple has been brutally murdered. Far from civilization and unsure who to trust, Cydney and Cliff soon get locked into a terrifying battle for survival.

Critics Consensus

While smarter than the average slasher film, A Perfect Getaway eventually devolves into a standard, predictable, excessively violent thriller.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Aug 9, 2019

The intimacy of A Perfect Getaway can be read as Twohy's response to his adventures in mega-budget moviemaking, as can its smartly self-reflexive references to the craft of storytelling itself.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Mar 1, 2010

B

Twohy lets his story's central guessing game play out with patient tautness.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Dec 18, 2009

A big-reveal thriller with surprises that really do surprise -- and are worth waiting for through an audaciously long buildup.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

May 7, 2024

3/5

Utterly wafer-thin fluff – thinking too much, trying to retroactively fit its twist into the film's earlier moments, or discern motives and intention, will cause the whole thing to dissolve. A Perfect Getaway is a trashy, brain-relaxing treat.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 4, 2023

3/4

You won’t be able to deny how engrossed you were throughout, how well Twohy keeps you guessing, or how realistic the characters feel for a time.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 29, 2020

5/10

Like most capable suspense films, the anticipation for shocks and instantaneous turns are surrounded by humor.

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Han S

Apr 13, 2019

Great movie. I wanted to watch it when it came out back in '09 but for some reason I didnt because I though it was just going to be another throw away thriller. 10 years later and let me tell you what. I was stupid for not seeing this movie. Really well written and well played by the actors. See this movie.

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Finn M

Mar 24, 2019

It amazes me that nobody writing reviews has internalized the fact that this movie is a fail for one very obvious reason: They were dishonest in how they portrayed the killers. Just for the sake of the movie. Every time this movie comes on (which is practically 3x a month on cable) it irritates me more and more. They intentionally made the good people seem scary and bad, and intentionally made the bad ones seem harmless and innocent. None of the acting therefore is believable. That degrades the quality of the movie 100-fold.

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Han L

Jan 28, 2019

: A perfect getaway is a decent enough film and if nothing else you can enjoy the Hawaiin scenery, but I found the twist way before I should have and upon reading other people's accounts it seems like the director should have been more discreet. I will not spoil anything of course but the basic premise is about a couple who go to a Hawaiin retreat and meet another couple with a shady temperament. Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant are all good actors and give fine performances, but the script is a letdown. Oh well, you will surely love the gorgeous tropical locations.

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Rey S

Oct 4, 2018

Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich star in this pretty feature film. A perfect getaway is a decent enough film and if nothing else you can enjoy the Hawaiin scenery, but I found the twist way before I should have and upon reading other people's accounts it seems like the director should have been more discreet. I will not spoil anything of course but the basic premise is about a couple who go to a Hawaiin retreat and meet another couple with a shady temperament. Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant are all good actors and give fine performances, but the script is a letdown. Oh well, you will surely love the gorgeous tropical locations.

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Kylo S

Sep 4, 2018

A perfect getaway is a decent enough film and if nothing else you can enjoy the Hawaiin scenery, but I found the twist way before I should have and upon reading other people's accounts it seems like the director should have been more discreet. I will not spoil anything of course but the basic premise is about a couple who go to a Hawaiin retreat and meet another couple with a shady temperament. Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant are all good actors and give fine performances, but the script is a letdown. Oh well, you will surely love the gorgeous tropical locations.

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Harry W

Sep 3, 2018

A perfect getaway is a decent enough film and if nothing else you can enjoy the Hawaiin scenery, but I found the twist way before I should have and upon reading other people's accounts it seems like the director should have been more discreet. I will not spoil anything of course but the basic premise is about a couple who go to a Hawaiin retreat and meet another couple with a shady temperament. Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich and Timothy Olyphant are all good actors and give fine performances, but the script is a letdown. Oh well, you will surely love the gorgeous tropical locations.

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Synopsis

Newlyweds Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) are celebrating their honeymoon by hiking through a secluded region of Hawaii. Their idyllic trek takes a dark turn when they find a group of frightened hikers who claim that another couple has been brutally murdered. Far from civilization and unsure who to trust, Cydney and Cliff soon get locked into a terrifying battle for survival.

Director: David Twohy
Producer: Robbie Brenner, Ryan Kavanaugh, Mark Canton, Tucker Tooley
Screenwriter: David Twohy
Distributor: Universal Studios
Production Co: Relativity
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Violence|Sexual References|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.5M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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