David twohy aims at a slightly older demographic with his horror film a perfect getaway, starring milla jovovich. For their honeymoon, newlyweds cliff and cydney travel to hawaii. Aug 05, 2009 like a streetcorner con daring rubes to bet on his shell game, writerdirector david twohy throws down a challenge to viewers in his suspense thriller a perfect getaway. Rogue pictures steve zahn and milla jovovich star in david twohys a perfect getaway. Steve zahn and timothy olyphant are creepy and so hilarious in this film but the biggest surprise was milla jovovichs peformance. Theres a shocking twist towards the middle of the film that i didnt see coming, including black and white flashback scenes which will tie up all the loose ends. Aug 07, 2009 a perfect getaway is almost one giant, winking, red snapper to be explained momentarily of a movie. The story itself hardly offers any surprising moments and the only one that actually appears can already be seen from miles away. With milla jovovich, steve zahn, timothy olyphant, kiele sanchez. Far from civilization and unsure who to trust, cydney and cliff soon get locked into a terrifying battle for survival. Twohys screenplay tries to convince you of many things, but mostly he wants you to believe. From inception, the viewer is being misled by wellorchestrated deceptions.
Movie surprises only work if they make viewers feel at least a little bit foolish. May 30, 2011 the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. There are two things hollywood cant resist in making a trailer. A perfect getaway is a 2009 american thriller film written and directed by david twohy and starring timothy olyphant, milla jovovich, kiele sanchez, and steve zahn. That premise serves as the basis for the films psychological manipulation of its audience. Cliff and cydney are newlyweds who have decided to spend their vacation in hawaii.
A perfect getaway story, a perfect getaway hollywood movie. For their honeymoon, newlyweds cliff and cydney head to the tropical islands of hawaii. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. A perfect getaway is the story of two newlyweds who spend their honeymoon hiking on a hawaiian island while a murderer runs loose.
A perfect getaway 2009 movie tickets theaters moviefone. A perfect getaway is a 2009 american thriller film written and directed by david twohy and. Hawerchuk in the commuter 2018 a good management of suspense and timing, pleasant action movie despite some inconsistencies. The two main couples are cliff and cydney, honeymooners in hawaii, and nick and gina, hikers. The perfect getaway 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A perfect getaway is perfect example of failed plot twists. While nick pees, cliff mentions that his first work is being made into a movie, but the studio hired another writer to do rewrites.
A perfect getaway 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Like a streetcorner con daring rubes to bet on his shell game, writerdirector david twohy throws down a challenge to viewers in his suspense. Two pairs of lovers on a hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are. While smarter than the average slasher film, a perfect getaway eventually devolves into a standard, predictable, excessively violent thriller. Nick says that he took a writing class once and knows a little about screenplays. Cliff and cydney are shown around an island on a helicopter ride. Jun 03, 2017 i dont own the to the video the perfect getaway. Released august 7th, 2009, a perfect getaway stars steve zahn, timothy olyphant, milla jovovich, kiele sanchez the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 63 out of. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
A perfect getaway is perfect example of failed plot. A flawed but entertaining thriller about a couple enjoying a honeymoon in hawaii, writes peter bradshaw. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. Aug 07, 2009 a bmoviestyle throwback thats consistently diverting and blissfully free of morals and messages, a perfect getaway is just the thing for the summertime movie blahs. Apr 04, 2015 a perfect getaway full movie subtitled in spanish a perfect getaway full movie subtitled in french a perfect getaway film complet soustitree en francais a perfect getaway full movie subtitled in german a perfect getaway volledige film ondertiteld in het nederlands a perfect getaway full movie subtitled in portuguese. The movie is about two couples and a suspicious third couple. In david twohys movie its paradise except for the maniacs the. Olyphant, jovovich, sanchez, and zahn portray a group of vacationing couples in hawaii who find their lives in danger when murders begin to occur on the island, leading to suspicions over one of the couples being the killers.
You need a new story, nick lectures cliff, before plunging into a. Two pairs of lovers on a hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands. None of the actors really faces a challenge and so the movie vegetates somewhere in the no mans land of the genre and will probably be forgotten soon. Cliff, a screenwriter, and his new bride, cydnie, start their hike after learning that newlyweds were brutally murdered on the nearby island. Their idyllic trek takes a dark turn when they find a group of frightened hikers who claim that another couple has been brutally murdered. Aug 07, 2009 the answer, according to a perfect getaway, is very little. As a whole, the film doesnt hold up to more than a moment of scrutiny but, at the same time, as its unfolding, youll probably be too distracted by the gore and tension to care. Today i saw the recently released thriller film the perfect getaway that features lots of great photography of kauais fabulous napali coastmost of the action takes place along the kalalau trail from kee beach to hanakapiai beach, and within a nearby sea cave. On the cover is a story about two bodies being found in honolulu dead. Milla jovovich and steve zahn, left, star in a perfect getaway. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. The whodunit aspect of a perfect getaway isnt that strenuous a challenge, no matter how often twohy exploits his heros profession for commentary on the rules of the game. A perfect getaway is such a cheap conartist of a movie im tempted to give away its details, but that would only ruin it for readers who go to see it, hungry for mystery. Then, they find out when they get to a second island that a pair of serial killers a man and a woman are.
The film was directed by sam peckinpah, written by walter hill, and stars steve mcqueen, ali macgraw, ben johnson, al lettieri, and sally struthers. Aug 07, 2009 a perfect getaway may be a lousy title for a suspense thriller, but once you see the film, it does make a certain multileveled sense. Man, am i glad i knew nothing about a perfect getaway going in. The trail is spotted with signs warning of narrow paths, steep drops, sudden rains and falling rocks. Cliff and cydney steve zahn and milla jovovich are an. The perfect getaway filmed on kauais north shore kauai. Finally, the a perfect getaway script is here for all you fans of the steve zahn and timothy olyphant movie. Dec 02, 2018 a perfect getaway is a 2009 movie starring milla jovovich, chris hemsworth, and timothy olyphant. Hiking towards a remote beach, the two encounter fellow couple cleo and.
When olyphant insists that the term for a false avenue in a story is a red snapper, hes trying to cast himself in that role. A superhero movie not too rotten that changes the usual crap, even if its a tad naive and outdated, at least its exotic. Honeymooning hikers milla jovovich, steve zahn find trouble in paradise. In david twohys movie its paradise except for the maniacs. They meet on a difficult wilderness trail on the beautiful island of kauai. Steve zahn plays the lead character of cliff and milla jovovich plays cydney his wife. Nov 07, 2009 a perfect getaway is a film that coyly thrills while winking both at itself, its genre, and, the viewer simultaneously. Cliff has cydney film him while he fools around in the helicopter. A perfect getaway was written and directed by david twohy, the gentleman who brought us the vin diesel vehicles pitch black and the chronicles of riddick. The story of a newlywed couple on their honeymoon in hawaii, trying to figure out if any of the couples around them are murderers.
Newlyweds cliff steve zahn and cydney milla jovovich are celebrating their honeymoon by hiking through a secluded region of hawaii. In the same way, the movie itself turns out to be a. A perfect getaway is just the thing for the summertime movie blahs. Things are never as they seem in a story that sports so many red herrings snappers that well before its over, you dont much care what the real resolution will be. A perfect getaway story is based on a couple of honeymooners in hawaii where soon they discovered that their tour guides are assassins. Milla jovovich and steve zahn in a perfect getaway.
While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encount. Aug 07, 2009 a perfect getaway is a genre film with all the genre trappings, but the eccentric behavior and the anticlimactic bmovie approach to the films final moments make it a little more than cliched. Directed by david twohy the man behind cult success pitch black, a perfect getaway is stylish, slick, and utterly hollow. Watch a perfect getaway online stream full movie directv. The getaway is a 1972 american action thriller film based on the 1958 novel by jim thompson. The perfect getaway 1h 45min drama, thriller tv movie 12 february 1998 colt erickson is a helicopter pilot whos hired by a woman to fly her around.
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