A Perfect Getaway (2009) 9/10

Starring : Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez
Director : David Twohy
Running Time : 94 mins

Cliff (Zahn) and Cydney (Jovovich) go on their honeymoon to the Hawaiian Islands, where they meet another couple called Nick (Olyphant) and Gina (Sanchez). When each of the couples hears that holiday couples are being murdered on the surrounding islands, they start to question how much they actually know about their new friends.

This starts off slow, but soon builds up into quite a clever and tense thriller. There are some great twists which, though obvious in hind sight, are pretty smartly played from the get-go. It was interesting that most of the cast are predominantly comedy actors, but I actually thought this made the thriller aspect more impressive, and some of the main cast members are actually extremely creepy in their roles. Well worth checking out.

You’ll like this if you liked : The Departed