What a super fun movie that understands what movies should be and how audiences have been trained by formula cinema to react to them.
Steve Zahn and Mila Jovovich are a honeymooning couple who set out on a secluded Hawaiin hike. Along the way they receive word from other hikers about a brutal murder on another island and of course become weary of everyone they meet along the way, including the couple played by Timothy Olyphant and Kiele Sanchez.
The film seamlessly moves between drama and comedy as the screenplay has a ton of fun with in references and movie cliches. Olyphant in particular steals the show as someone who may be a killer, kook, special op, or all 3. When Zahn tells him he's a screenwriter, Olyphant and the script go wild with hints and genre in jokes that are almost a wink to the audience, and it works wonderfully.
I've seen a lot of reviews and RottenTomatos has this at like a 55%, which I just don't get. Even the favorable reviews are grudging, most of them labeling this as a fun B Movie. Fuck that, this is just a great fuckin movie.
The first two acts are a fun setup to the action packed third act where Zahn, and I'm not the biggest Steve Zahn fan, really shines.
If you want to have a fun time at the movies, rent A Perfect Getaway tonight.
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