- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Thriller
- Starring: Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez ... see all
- Director: David Twohy
- Plot: For their honeymoon, newlyweds Cliff and Cydney head to the tropical islands of Hawaii. While journeying through the paradisaical countryside the couple encounters Kale and Cleo, two disgruntled hitchhikers and... Read more
User Reviews
"Let's add a twist... Because we can!"
Aug 24, 2009
Kristine - imdb.com
Aug 24, 2009Kristine - imdb.com
Ah, thrillers, the genre that can either hit or miss, because of it's wonderful "twist" endings. Now when I saw the trailer for A Perfect Getaway, I have to admit that I was intrigued, the advertisement said that it had a... Full review
A Not So Perfect Getaway
Aug 22, 2009
Billy_Costigan - imdb.com
Aug 22, 2009Billy_Costigan - imdb.com
A Perfect Getaway starts off with a couple visiting the tropical islands of Hawaii for their honeymoon. The couple enjoy the sites and sounds of the countrysides, mountainsides, jungles, and beaches of the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. Two other couples quickly join... Full review
Blatantly Inconsistent
Aug 19, 2009
chubbuck35 - imdb.com
Aug 19, 2009chubbuck35 - imdb.com
I would have given this movie 7 or maybe even 8 stars if not for one HUGE inconsistency in the movie: The characters who end up being the killers are completely inconsistent between the 1st and 2nd halves of the movie.... Full review
Wow! A twisty thrill ride!
Aug 17, 2009
nickzbekool - imdb.com
Aug 17, 2009nickzbekool - imdb.com
An expert thriller about trust and the dangers of it. Crazy, twisty, gripping, and slam bang. A newly married couple go to Hawaii on their honeymoon and they meet a couple that seem well off... But when they discover a killer... Full review
A perfect suspense film!
Aug 14, 2009
Arthur Mausser - imdb.com
Aug 14, 2009Arthur Mausser - imdb.com
2009 will not be the greatest year for many of us, but I think 2009 will be remembered for producing many good/great films. Seems many old school Hollywood execs, directors, producers have been taken out to pasture, thus allowing fresh young... Full review
A Perfect Getaway... A Solid Suspense
Aug 12, 2009
lchazbits30 - imdb.com
Aug 12, 2009lchazbits30 - imdb.com
A Perfect Getaway was a top-notch suspense thriller. With little if any plot holes, the movie overall had a solid developing story. A charismatic Steve Zahn and Timothy Olyphant put on two very entertaining performances. Although out of Steve Zahn's typical... Full review
Murder? Hawaii? A Perfect Getaway?
Aug 12, 2009
Grantatthemovies - imdb.com
Aug 12, 2009Grantatthemovies - imdb.com
Hawaii a beautiful place filled with love, caring, nature, nice sunsets, and Murder? When we think Hawaii we don't think about murderers do we? Well you might think differently when you see A Perfect Getaway. The movie is about two honeymooners... Full review
A Predictable Yet Entertaining Thriller.
Aug 11, 2009
Matt_Layden - imdb.com
Aug 11, 2009Matt_Layden - imdb.com
A couple on their honeymoon go to Hawaii and meet up with another couple along the way. They discover that there is another couple killing people on the island and they suspect each other, among others. Who is the real killer?... Full review
Excellent- suspenseful, action-packed, darkly humorous, a good time at the cinema
Aug 10, 2009
Scott Baldwin - imdb.com
Aug 10, 2009Scott Baldwin - imdb.com
Today we went to the theater to see the new David Twohy film "A Perfect Getaway". I had been anticipating it for a while- It had Milla Jovovich and Steve Zahn, two notoriously good actors, and it looked brutal and fun.... Full review
the filmic equivalent of a decent beach-reading book
Aug 10, 2009
JackGattanella - imdb.com
Aug 10, 2009JackGattanella - imdb.com
One of the things you'll read about in the reviews of A Perfect Getaway, if you're the kind of guy or gal who does that sort of thing, is that there's quite a TWIST (in caps) that happens at about 2/3... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 13, 2009Cinematical
the movie becomes oddly touching once it makes its hairpin turn a little over an hour in.....This post contains some vague spoilers for A Perfect Getaway.....The Genre-Tweaking Pleasures of David Twohy....David Twohy's A Perfect Getaway was not destined for commercial glory.....Twohy is not content to deliver generically competent entertainment..... ... Full Review
| Aug 13, 2009Telegraph, UK
Some people will find it absurd.....A Perfect Getaway, written and directed by David Twohy (The Chronicles of Riddick), is a delightful example of a horror film....that the audience is starting to get hungry for something really shocking to happen, it jags in such an odd direction, with such demented intensity.... ... Full Review
| Aug 13, 2009hollywire.com
such as the good teen horror movie, the impressive first (or second ) sequel , or the bad Nicholas Cage movie (yeah, you heard me -....This is definitely his best film to date.....But A Perfect Getaway is a pleasant surprise on several different levels..... ... Full Review
| Aug 09, 2009USA TODAY
Once the surprise is out, the film grows clumsier and more gruesome....it definitely has entertaining moments along the way..... ... Full Review
| Aug 09, 2009wearemoviegeeks.com
A PERFECT GETAWAY attempts to be both, but fails.....Steve Zahn actually isn't bad, giving a decent performance....A PERFECT GETAWAY isn't the worst movie you'll see all year....As far as the action/suspense serial killer genre goes, movie fails.....I won't be that guy that spoils the ending.... ... Full Review
News
"Canyon" offers gruesome jolts, familiar story
yahoo.com –
2009-10-21
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When a young couple decides to leap off the beaten path to explore nature in all its rugged extremes, you know they are heading for the vacation from hell. ... Full Article
Escape with A Perfect Getaway
metro.co.uk –
2009-08-14
A PERFECT GETAWAY
dailyexpress.co.uk –
2009-08-13
This week on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we uncover long-lost FSR editor Brian Gibson , who brings us tales from down under - updating us randomly on the future works of Eric Bana. ... Full Article
'G.I. Joe' wins the weekend
hollywoodreporter.com –
2009-08-09
"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" stormed domestic theaters in weekend-winning style with an estimated $56.2 million in opening boxoffice. Paramount opted to hide "Joe" from critics prior to release of the film, a Stephen Sommers-helmed special ops actioner inspired... ... Full Article

A Perfect Getaway Trailer (2009)
A Perfect Getaway - Official HD Trailer [720p] [2009]
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