Maybe I’m wrong, but I get the distinct impression that I’m
the only person in the free world who is actually going to give “Getaway” a
positive review. We’re not talking about a great work of cinema here, and in
many ways this is a terrible, terrible movie. I completely recognize this fact,
but that doesn’t mean that this is a film without certain charms, and, taken on
its own terms, this is a successful endeavor. Produced on the cheap by After
Dark Films, most known for their low-to-no budget “films to die for,” “Getaway”
is essentially the action equivalent of their horror fare. The only reason this
didn’t go straight to video is because the only three real cast members are
Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, and John Voight.
