Getaway


Getaway is an action thriller in which former race car driver Brent Magna (Ethan Hawke) is pitted against the clock. Desperately trying to save the life of his kidnapped wife, Brent commandeers a custom Shelby Cobra Mustang, taking it and its unwitting owner (Selena Gomez) on a high-speed race against time, at the command of the mysterious villain holding his wife hostage.

This was one of the most pointless movies I've ever seen.  I got excited at first because the movie pretty much jumped right out of the gates with the driving and I figured that they would get to the backstory later.  But . . . . . . there really wasn't any backstory.  It all just happened randomly.  And then Selena Gomez got in the car.  She has pretty much catapulted to the top of my annoying actor/actress list.  Her being in a movie is pretty much a guaranteed Bottom 10 of the year spot.  She was just plain awful and the movie played out like a videogame while having to watch the two of them in the car.  It's really a shame that Jon Voight (or basically just his voice) was in this movie because I'm loving him so much right now in Ray Donovan (anyone not watching that tv show REALLY should be) and this movie is the type of stink that will stick to to those in it for a long time.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this.  It was incredibly painful and I was begging WW to leave twenty minutes in and for the rest of the movie.