Articles Tagged “David Twohy”
A Perfect Getaway
When Cliff (Steve Zahn) calms his wife’s fear of the beach hike ahead by saying, “Nothing bad ever happens in Hawaii,” you know A Perfect Getaway is going to a pretty cheap trip. It’s doubtful one expects a genre-bending slick, sophisticated thriller considering the late-summer timing and Resident Evil mainstay Milla Jovovich at the helm, but you’d at least hope for something less eye-rolling and anticipated. Getaway is more of a roller-coaster afternoon at Busch Gardens on a hot humid day than a picturesque Hawaiian vacation. Director David Twohy wants to keep audiences guessing with blunt, repetitive misdirection. Instead, his jerky style just comes off as conspicuous and trying. Ultimately, you just have to sit back with full awareness of the lurching ahead and the expectation that the ride will be over in short time.
