Review of Getaway

Getaway (I) (2013)
4/10
Get away from "Getaway"
24 November 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Sometimes if you don't have any expectations going into a movie you end up liking it and the rating is higher. Well this movie couldn't get me to do that. I had no expectations and I still can't recommend it.

It starts from the opening scene, his wife gets kidnapped and he gets a call as he walks into his home. He must get into this specific car wired with cameras and do certain tasks in order to get his wife back.

After he gets away from the cops the first time, it's time for his second task. And this specific car chase scene is the best of them all because he is told to drive into a crowded park with civilians everywhere and crash into as many things as he possibly can. During this scene, I'm thinking this movie has potential.

Needless to say the potential goes down the drain. The entire movie is essentially one very long car chase scene with a few bits of dialogue. This is when Selena Gomez shows up and says the word "Sh*t" probably 100 times in the first 5 minutes she's on screen. I don't know if that was too try and make her look tougher than she is, but it didn't work. Don't get me wrong, Selena Gomez is talented, but she was miscast in this role.

The movie gets repetitive and at only 90 minutes and some change, you feel like you've been watching a 2 1/2 half hour movie. Don't even watch this if you're bored.
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