A Perfect Getaway

A Perfect Getaway is by no stretch of the imagination a ‘good’ movie. But it sure is a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Directed by David Twohy (The Chronicles of Riddick), Getaway is the story of a pair of newlyweds who go off on a hiking adventure in Hawaii for their honeymoon. They soon discover that a pair of deranged killers, whose last victims also were in Hawaii on their honeymoon, is hiding out on their island paradise. In fact, they could be any one of the other couples they meet along the way … A lot of movies, particularly the recent rash of dumb PG-13 teenage slasher films, have been built around a similar pretense, but from the start you can tell Getaway is going to be a cut above the rest; it’s just got too good a cast. Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich star as the couple, Cliff and Cydney, and their natural chemistry together is a big reason you get sucked into the story. Likewise, Timothy Oliphant and Keile Sanchez have just the right mix of sexy and scary to make them totally believable as Nick and Gina, the slightly strange couple that Cliff and Cydney bond with on their trip.The film gets a little too frantic in the last half hour or so as it builds to its climax, and Twohy’s use of split screen, slow motion and other cinematic tricks to amp up the energy levels are more annoying than effective. But the film has enough shocks and surprises along the way to make you forget everything else but the fun you are having watching it.