A Perfect Getaway

A Perfect Getaway (2009)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (128 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (158,279 ratings)

Honeymooning newlyweds Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) are hiking an 11-mile trail in Hawaii when they cross paths will ex-military man Nick (Timothy Olyphant), who earns their trust by helping them navigate a particularly treacherous mountain cliff. A few yards later, the trio runs… More

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
David Twohy
Written By
David Twohy
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Aug 7, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Dec 29, 2009
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    A big-reveal thriller with surprises that really do surprise -- and are worth waiting for through an audaciously long buildup.

  • Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader

    Writer-director David Twohy (Pitch Black) serves up mechanical thrills culminating in a bogus twist ending

  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

    A Perfect Getaway is a little better -- well, a little stranger -- than most of the disposables this summer.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    I just don't think there was enough drama in the first two-thirds of this movie.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    A terrific twist, but goes wasted in a movie that really runs out of steam.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Somewhere early something clicked on this one and i saw the reveal very early but i kept second guessing as the movie went along. A very solid cast makes this a good movie.

  • Jeff "


    A Perfect Gataway actually surprised. Considering the mediocre cast, the film turned out to be better than what I expected it to be. Despite the fact that it's nothing too special, A Perfect Gataway is a good film that is better than what most people think. There are better… More

  • Julie B


    Beautiful scenery. And Hawaii looks pretty nice, too. Ba-dum-dum.

  • Bethany M


    Never expect the ending. Great film!

  • Everett J


    First half of this movie is pretty good. Very suspenseful and seems like it is on the edge of being a great thriller. Then the second half kind of falls flat. The story is good, I just didn't like the way they handled the unveiling of the killers and the ending. Had those 2… More

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