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A Perfect Getaway

United States

2009

98 Min
Color
English
  • Currently 2.4/5 Stars.
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DIR David Twohy

PROD Robbie Brenner, Mark Canton, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley

SCR David Twohy

DP Mark Plummer

CAST Chris Hemsworth, Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Kiele Sanchez, Marley Shelton, Anthony Ruivivar

ED Tracy Adams

Synopsis

Cliff and Cydney (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) are an adventurous young couple celebrating their honeymoon by backpacking to one of the most beautiful, and remote, beaches in Hawaii. Hiking the wild, secluded trails, they believe theyve found paradise. But when the pair comes across a group of frightened hikers discussing the horrifying murder of another newlywed couple on the islands, they begin to question whether they should turn back.

Unsure whether to stay or flee, Cliff and Cydney join up with two other couples, and things begin to go terrifyingly wrong. Far from civilization or rescue, everyone begins to look like a threat and nobody knows whom to trust. Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins. —IMDb

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David Twohy

David Neil Twohy (born 18 October 1955) is an American film director and screenwriter.

Twohy was born in Los Angeles County, California. He attended college at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a degree in radio/television/film.

His most successful movies have been: (as a writer) The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford, and (as a writer and director) Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick and its upcoming sequel Riddick 3. He also wrote the script and scenario for the The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay video game. He has a cameo in Below as the British Captain of the rescue ship. —Wikipedia 

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Neil Forrest

10Apr13

A good old fashioned genre film with a twist. Twohy does here for the ironic slasher movie, what 'Cabin In The Woods' tried a few years later. Don't get me wrong, I liked 'Cabin In The Woods,' but I worked out it's premise/twist while it's titles were still rolling. I cannot say the same of this film. Now we just need a Timothy Olyphant spin-off called 'He's so hard to kill.'

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kopfkompass

4Mar13

Perfect bodies of greedy first-world-people in a breathtaking setting.

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Jordan Peters

22Feb13

The fun notes Twohy hits along the way can't compensate for the tackiness of the whole affair.

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sandracine

24Jan13

Good fun and pretty to look at. Timothy O. is a riot

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By MR. Univers​e on January 2, 2011

A PERFECT GETAWAY

This film took me totally by surprise. I thought it would be some run of the mill thriller set in paradise. But as the movie goes along it keeps on surprising you. Keeping…  read review

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By jaredmo​barak on October 22, 2009

I’m not quite sure why I hold director David Twohy in such high esteem. I see his name attached to a picture and think that it could be pretty good when in fact I haven’t seen very much of his work…  read review

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