A Perfect Getaway is a 2009 American psychological thriller written and directed by David Twohy, and stars Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, Marley Shelton and Chris Hemsworth. The film was shot in Puerto Rico and Hawaii, and was released on August 7, 2009 in the US, and on August 12 in the UK. The film received mixed to positive critical reaction and was a minor financial success.The idea for this movie seems fairly believable at first read. A young newlywed couple are on their honeymoon trekking in Hawaii when another couple is murdered on the island. Along their way they meet two other strange couples. A pair of hippy hitchhikers and an ex-marine and his girlfriend.
The story from there is kind of a who-dunnit? I don't know if it's because I watch too many movies or what, but I guessed who was the killers very early in. The reason for this was probably that there were not enough suspects and the ones who were supposedly suspects seemed a little too obvious.
There is of course your twist at the end but for me it came too early and again wasn't very shocking to the audience. I would have liked to see more fore-shadowing too. Instead of doing this they "catch up" the audience with flash backs which doesn't really work for me.
Steve Zahn was good in this and I am a fan of his but his was limited by the script. This idea had potential because the scenery is great and as a location its original. The script needed a lot of work before they went to production though. More characters, plot twists and a later reveal would have made this movie great. It's still good, but not great.
By Gerry
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