Smartorhypo
Highly Overrated But Still Good
Zlatica
One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Fleur
Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
Python Hyena
Getaway (2013): Dir: Courtney Solomon / Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Rebecca Budig, Paul Freeman: The title is exactly what audiences should do within ten minutes of this junk heap action garbage. Ethan Hawke plays a washed out race car driver whose wife is kidnapped. He is phoned by the villain and instructed to steal an armor car in a parking garage that is infested with cameras where his movements are seen at all times. Selena Gomez plays a car jacker until she informs Hawke that this is her car. He is instructed by the computerized voice phone to not allow her to leave. This simplistic plot setup is followed by one constant chase throughout busy city streets where so many police cars are smashed to hell that the Blues Brothers would be envious. This is pure garbage and director Courtney Solomon manages to make a film that is as bad as his horrible Dungeons and Dragons film. Why he conceals Jon Voight as the villain and then reveal some thug we have never seen previous is a brain tease. Voight is only seen briefly but for whatever it is worth his voice is subdued in stupid dialogue. Hawke does what he can with the flat role. He is eventually instructed to steal money, as if that is a surprise. Gomez was wonderful in Spring Breakers but she is totally unbelievable as this nerdy brat. Rebecca Budig as Hawke's wife spends her scenes whining into a camera. Paul Freeman is listed as a guy who plays a character named The Man. Let us try not to laugh. The crash action is well produced but unfortunately this film deserves to be run over by every person who owns a vehicle. Score: 1 / 10
Zbigniew_Krycsiwiki
A decent turn from Hawke, a few unintentional laughs, and an admittedly good point-of-view chase at the end are all this turkey has going for it. His wife kidnapped by ... someone vaguely explained, Ethan Hawke steals a car, gets stuck with Selena Gomez, and follows the driving instructions given to him by the mysterious voice on the phone. Cars crash, things blow up, and Selena whines and complains and shouts profanities endlessly, in her nasally sounding voice.Selena (who looks like a cross between a Bobblehead doll and a 15 year old brat kid) was grotesquely miscast in the co-lead role. She obviously is trying to move on to more mature roles, and there is nothing wrong with that, but her character here is a just nitwit rich kid trying to act tough, while throwing a tantrum and shouting profanities. Not much of a stretch there. She is too annoying for this to be "so bad it's good", but Ethan Hawke can't carry this poorly photographed (with dash-cams and the like) chase flick/ road movie/ buddy movie/ wannabe suspense flick.Only Hawke's character, and his wife are ever even given names, which makes this even more difficult to get involved with.A rare movie, in which the title is the filmmakers' command to the audience.
Lssah2006
Yes, there are spoilers ahead....stop reading if you haven't watched the movie yet.First off, I think the filming location was a poor choice. It was set in Bulgaria but it should have been set more appropriately in Switzerland.....mainly because there were more plot holes than a chuck of Swiss cheese. It's the little things that spoil the movie, for example:~The entire plan seemed a little bit elaborate and pointless. ~The car was armoured and unbreakable....until the last scene. ~Bulgaria must have an incredible back up generator, because for a city that lost its power grid and lights.....there seemed to be a lot of lights....and erm, power. ~What sort of high executive banker informs his daughter of the bank security arrangements if the power is lost? ~Apparently a race car driver is a crack shot with a pistol, unlike the bad guys with automatic weapons.The movie isn't THAT bad...you just need to leave your brain at the door prior to hitting the start button. If you want to see a lot of car chases and a bit of excitement then give it a go. Just don't expect "Die Hard" or "Ocean's Eleven"Oh, and what is it with keeping Jon Voight a secret and hiding his identity? Good grief, we ALL knew it was him, right from the get-go :P
corie33
She is just not a very good actor. Its not a very good script. Nice car, Ethan is pretty awesome he carries everyone else. It is like Bourne Identity without and suspension if disbelieving and script and acting and camera work. Well there's a couple good scenes, but Gomez ruins them with her horrid acting. Like the car windows, never a scratch, never get dirty, even after 1000 bullets and an RPG are fired at the car. OK, I guess everywhere in whatever city they are in is flat, they drive everywhere through buildings and right through all sorts of stuff it just makes no sense its a Shelby not a tank. So instead of wasting your time watching this start a petition banning Gomez from acting.
