A Perfect Getaway

US Opening: August 7, 2009

Let me just fess up right now- I am not a horror/suspense movie person. I do; however, recognize that many people are and I can't escape this trailer so I may as well throw it in the mix.

Something tells me that this isn't going to be worth the time or money. In theory, it should be- ok. The shots of the idyllic jungle coast with all of the pretty people running around are promising. In actuality, it's probably going to be awful.

The opening shot in the trailer is of Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich. Let's just start there, shall we?

• Steve Zahn- If you don't know his name, you probably kind of recognize his face. He's one of those. He has many titles on his long list of credits; most of which I have heard of and never bothered to see. On that list of approximately 40-45 feature films I liked 1. Given that the 1 is Reality Bites (1994), which caught me at the height of my angsty teen years, when I thought boyfriends acting like jerks were romantic, I'm not even sure that it still counts. We are not off to a good start here, so let's move on.


• Milla Jovovich- is a model turned actress. Yikes! Well, that worked out for- ummmm- Cameron Diaz! Ok, got one. Let's proceed. Ms. Jovovich is pretty much famous for her role in the video game turned movie franchise, "Resident Evil." No thank you. On the bright side, she was also in "Dazed & Confused" (1993) even though I don't remember her (don't hate me you cult followers), but that may be because I was- nevermind.

Ok, so the two lead actors aren't helping the cause. What else is there? The Director? The Writer? In this case, it's the same guy and you don't want to look there either. David Twohy's list of directorial endeavors is unimpressive- at best. Don't want to take my word for it? Go ahead, look for yourself. Now scroll to the "Writer" section. Do you see it? WATERWORLD. Seriously- I can't even try to help him out on this one.

I don't want to base all of my opinions on past works, but there's just not much else here. This trailer is shallow and screams predicability for the rest of the movie. If you love a predicatble non-thrilling thriller, then by all means, see this. If you like a good movie- skip it.