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A Perfect Getaway

Let The Games Begin

David Twohy has been hiding since making Pitch Black, but is at last back with another high-action thriller. It's set on a remote and romantic island in Hawaii, where a newly-wed couple intend hiking to a secluded beach. For safety, they hook up with another two couples, but tensions develop between them. They're aware there had been attacks on another island, and suspicions start to surface as egos and personalities clash....

96 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse)
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Horror, Thriller.

Credits

Cast

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

Director

David Twohy

Screenplay

David Twohy

Music

Boris Elkis

Cinematography

Mark Plummer

Editing

Tracy Adams

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2009

Produced by

Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media, QED International, Davis Entertainment, Tooley Productions

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Thriller
Language	Strong, at times abusive, frequent
Nudity	Brief non-sexual nudity, brief, low impact
Sex	None, mild sexual references
Violence	Strong psychological and physical violence, moderate blood, realistic scenes
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Mild profanities
Drug abuse	Drug abusive: smoking cocaine
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Sara Schieron David Twohy’s programmatic vacation thriller A Perfect Getaway is silly and fun and while it has its annoyingly meta moments it certainly won’t leave you bored.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert The plot will require some discussion after the film is over. Is it misleading? Yes. Does it cheat? I think not. It only seems to cheat. That’s part of the effect. All’s fair in love and war, and the plots of thrillers.

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nyman Lean, shapely and unafraid to follow through when the time comes, this is terrifically assured filmmaking from start to finish. And, I might add: what a finish.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs A Perfect Getaway rates as a 5 out of 10 as a viewed-in-the-theater experience, but could drop a point or so once it arrives on home video without the accompanying and appreciative viewing audience.

Metacritic.com22 critics

RottenTomatoes.com118 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer While smarter than the average slasher film, A Perfect Getaway eventually devolves into a standard, predictable, excessively violent thriller.

Internet (IMDB)8576 Netizens

Average .. 63%

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