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A tense and twisty island thriller that delivers suspenseful turns and irresistible star power.2009 (4.0)Directed by David Twohy, "A Perfect Getaway" (2009) is a sharp, psychological mystery thriller set against the stunning backdrop of Hawaii. The story follows Cliff and Cydney, a newlywed couple celebrating their honeymoon by hiking through a remote, tropical paradise. Their dream vacation quickly turns into a terrifying nightmare when they discover that another couple on the island has been brutally murdered, and that two serial killers are targeting tourists nearby. As paranoia sets in, Cliff and Cydney interact with other suspicious couples along the trail, making every encounter fraught with tension and uncertainty. I watched this in the movie theater back in 2009, during a time when I was completely obsessed with Milla Jovovich. Looking back, my huge crush on her definitely gave this rating a generous extra boost, but the film's clever twists, pulse-pounding thrills, and dynamic performances make it a thoroughly entertaining watch nonetheless.

Ah bah dis donc, quelle bouse carabinée ! c’est comme une migraine un lendemain de cuite, cette daube là ! le réalisateur tout à fait estimable (mais inégal) David Twohy ne nous avait pas habitué à pareille bouse infernale, même pas au sous-niveau d’un sous-téléfilm du dernier sous-sol ! Et dire que l’Olyphant et la Jovovich se sont laissés embarquer dans cette galère… mais ils ne le savaient pas. Ou ils feignaient de l’ignorer, du reste, car un scénar qui pue le nanar de crevard à des kilomètres à la ronde, on le sent, non ? parce que franchement, il ne se passe rien là-dedans, rien du tout, à part un pseudo rebondissement vers 1h00 et quelque, puis éventuellement enfin un peu d’action plus ****… Mais il est trop ****, on est déjà soûlé. Soûlé de matraquer l’avance rapide pour faire avancer cette limace de film de merde à deux de tension, un film qui se veut -soi-disant- un thriller, un Koh Lanta impromptu à Hawaï… tu parles ! Erreur fatale, c’est une bouse totale à dormir debout, qu’on ne finit même pas, tellement on s’en fout !

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An always entertaining cast (Timothy Olyphant, Mila Jovovich, and Steve Zahn) elevates what could have been a mediocre tropical thriller.

So this one is a slow burn and there is a twist and after the twist I think it gets really good. I'm usually perceptive when it comes to movies and I didnt see the twist coming at all. Even though the twist is completely predictable.

The actors were really good and the story about a couple who meets another one who can be killers is **** twist was predictable but the movie was effective and thats the important.

A Perfect Getaway: 7 out of 10: For a slow moving thriller that cheats… a little, A Perfect Getaway isn't that bad. It has gorgeous cinematography and while it moves slowly, it successfully builds up tension with character development rather than relying on black cats jumping out of closets or severed body parts every ten minutes. The tale is about three couples in Hawaii and one couple could be a pair of murders from the big island. Our protagonist couple (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) is a bit nerdy and a bit goofy. Jovovich in particular gives a wonderfully awkward performance in body language and facial expressions. Trying to get into the Hawaii spirit our protagonist honeymooners attempt to do a favor for a second couple hitchhiking (Marley Shelton and Chris Hemsworth), but Hemsworth gives off such a bad vibe that the Zahn and Jovovich are naturally concerned about running into him on the trail again. They take refuge with the "cool" couple (Timothy Olyphant and Kiele Sanchez). Olyphant in particular simply cascades charisma onto the screen even when attempting to convince others he has a plate in his head from his Special Forces days. But even the cool couple could just as easily be the killers (after all Olyphant seems to like fondling his Special Forces knife a bit two much and this is a movie.) All this interaction is among well placed news reports that a non-descriptive couple is wanted for questioning for a murder and are suspected in being on the same trail as our plucky honeymooners. Director David Twohy isn't back in Pitch Black form but he shows a surer directing hand than he did in Chronicles of Riddick and he gets better performances out of his actors than he did in Below. In fact for a movie with basically six people and very little action the film rests almost exclusively on the actor's shoulders. The actors certainly hold up their end of the bargain across the board. The movie does cheat a bit as I stated before but this is a thriller rather than a mystery (after all there are only three couples in the whole film) and the journey is more fun than the reveal. In fact the movie has such a relaxed pace and vibe you can easily forget it is a thriller at all. That's when it gets you.

Storyline very superficial, artificial. Dont make sense. The end? Is a bad joke. The end does not fit with the intermediate dialogues. Just a despicable movie.

This is not a bad movie, however the big twist wasn't such a surprise. It was actually really good and seemed like something different until the the last 45 minutes or so, then it got a bit more clique. Overall, fairly entertaining and worth the time.

For such a slow movie, 3/4 of the film really got me into this movie. There was alot of talking going on, but there was that suspence if the main characters were with the killers. This actually worked, but the movie fell apart for me. When they had the twist at the end.

The plot cheats on the viewer. It is very easy to write a thriller with such a tricky and twisted argument. Kind of a movie for people who is not expecting anything but some cheap fights, suspense music and out of the hat plot answers

I recently had a discussion about Milla Jovovich with several other film fanatics and whether or not she has a place in Hollywood after churning out quite a large volume of bad movies. I argued that her roles in films like The Fifth Element, Stone and even her minuscule part in Zoolander made up for all the bad. Many did not agree. However I find myself reaching the precipice. I understand that Jovovich loves cult material, hence her participation in the horrendous Ultraviolet, and B movie throwbacks but by this point she should at least be able to tell the difference between bad cult movies and good ones. A Perfect Getaway acts as a throwback to the B movie horror films of yesteryear but does so in a way void of both reason and logic. The plot is to put it bluntly, stupid. The film relies on pointing out film cliches like 'the red herring' to hide the fact the films red herring (you will know it when you see it) is incredibly simple minded. The dialogue between the characters however is actually quite good, the relationships built in the film feel real which says a lot in a film that is absent a coherent story. The cast is respectable with a few surprisingly good performances (Kiele Sanchez, Timothy Olyphant). However the use of both Chris Hemsworth and Marley Shelton for such small performances seems like a waste of potential. Milla Jovovich has the best character to work with but she never really takes advantage. The weak link is Steve Zahn who's straight laced screenwriter character grates making him a dreadful lead considering most of the film follows him. The direction (by Pitch Black's David Twohy) is acceptable but never surprising or anything more than what is required. It is a soul crushingly mundane movie that never lives up to the B movies it is trying to emulate.

Good suspense is the one where everything is shown to the viewer and only in the end he will understand how all these pieces fit together. Already fake suspense like this, cheat, and omits important scenes dialogues plant inaccurate and false. So much so that in its outcome, the director David Twohy had to do just a short cut to explain where the killers came from, and only then, showed cut scenes to circumvent the reasoning of the public. Itâ

The first hour of this movie is pretty slow but the second half of this movie is jam packed and very interesting "you have no idea who will live and who will die" kind of movie best I've seen in a while.

This movie is good. I watch this movie so many time and i still love it. I think every one should watch this **** movie was surprisingly good. I love thriller movies like this. You think you know but you really don't. I think this is a must see movie. Good movie to have on blu ray and DVD. Good to add to your movie collection. i like that this movie had action thriller and some drama in it. And I like all the twist to the movie. A really good screenplay

This movie was quite the thriller. I'm pretty uncertain if i like the twist or not, but let me tell ya, its very effective. All of the actors/actresses really did quite well. Although this plot was unoriginal, with the twist added and the execution, it came out to be the quality thriller.

Milla Jovovich.

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