Weekly Film 1 (A Perfect Getaway)

A Perfect Getaway is a 2009 film written and directed by David Twohy. It was produced by Robbie Brenner, Mark Canton, Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley with production company Rogue. The film features a range of well known actors: Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Kiele Sanchez, Marley Shelton and Chris Hemsworth. This film is in the Adventure, Mystery and Thriller genre due to a range of themes that are included that link to one or all of the genres.

These themes include death, manipulation, deceit, power, and control. Some of these themes are unknown to the viewer until the end when the plot twist is revealed. Deceit and Manipulation are very important themes in this film because when the true story is revealed we realise this is what the majority of the protagonists' relationship is built on. The film had a budget of £9.2m and made £15.1m in the box office.

A Perfect Getaway is about newlyweds, Cliff and Cydney who head to Hawaii for their honeymoon. Along the way they encounter two different couples Kale and Cleo two disgruntled hitch hikers and Nick and Gina two wild but well-meaning people who help guide them.
Cliff and Cydney soon learn of a grisly murder that occurred nearby and realize that they're being followed by chance acquaintances that suspiciously fit the description of the killers.