Get Away If You Can

This is one of the most boring and weird movies i have ever watched. Nothing happens. Nothing. A couple on a boat has an argument, and the wife goes to an island. And thats it. Nothing more. Trust me. I used to respect Ed Harris, who has made some great movies in the past, as The Rock, Glen Garry Glen Ross and a whole bunch more. But seeing him in this utter trash, has altered my view on him. Avoid this movie, or waste time you will never ever get back.

The 1 star rating is because I couldn't see any half stars, or 'zero' an option. So the 1 star goes to the brooding presence of Ed Harris and his character spewing off his hatred for women. Yet he's only onscreen for maybe 10 mins max?

The rest is abominable drivel. An utterly hopeless effort at some kind of allegory, suggesting this dim, annoying couple are starting the human race all over again a la Adam & Eve, on an uninhabited island. That kind of idea that might work on paper, in book form, or dealt with by talented screenwriters and filmmakers.

As it is, with it's Teenager, lame dialogue, it was no more than an excuse for the lead actress to get her kit off and show the world her breasts. And I don't say that lightly: the nude scenes were utterly gratuitous, same for the totally unbelievable and unnecessary sex scenes. The final one on the beach is downright comical in it's effort to be hard drama, thought-provoking and serious.

Again, this was all about HER getting her clothes off on camera to show the world her breasts. Absolutely dire nonsense which should never have been funded.

There will no doubt be a lot of disappointed reviews of this film given it heavily markets itself as a film with Ed Harris as the star when, in fact, he has about four minutes of screen time here.

That aside what you have is an interesting idea for a film which, in the end, doesn't quite live up to its script.

Edited out of sequence, to presumably try to interject some interest or drama, it becomes a slightly confused film. For a film that has principally two leads its important they they both be competing characters. The lead actor, also the writer and director, is the main focus of the film and perhaps should have remained behind the camera as the performance given is at times uneven and not very convincing.

The film is quite well shot, though occasionally lighting changes from camera angle to camera angle, enhancing the confusion over the editing and timeline.

Clearly a film made on a limited budget and with a simple but interesting idea at its heart which it sort of fails to explore in any satisfactory way.

The title was quite a clever double meaning though combined with the 'horror movie' style poster perhaps this also is more misleading than helpful.

Was a book that was written back in the 90's about relationships & the problems encountered by men & women. It was often used as source material by a girlfriend that I had dated at the time. This movie reminds me of that book.

Boy meets girl, boy falls for girl & he manages to win her heart. But boy looses girl & to win her back, a sailing adventure is devised to explore the world. What could go wrong on a romantic cruise for 2 at the mercy of the sea? Of course things don't go to plan & both are miserable together with no where to hide from each other on the small boat.

Firstly I read some of the reviews before going into this & the reviews were extremely polarized. There were only 2 positive reviews with everyone else slagging it. After watching the movie, I'm not sure everyone saw the same movie as I did.

First off I can definitely say that I enjoyed this movie. There is a good amount of backstory done through flashbacks. Ed Harris plays the domineering, misogynist father whose larger than life persona is seen in flashbacks & his effect on his son's present relationship. We see this relationship from a He said, She said point of view that was done quite well . I enjoyed the pacing & each scene held my attention.

So does a book about relationships in the 90's have any relevance today? Well the issues that people face today haven't really changed much. Are women still viewed as the weaker sex? Because that is how she is viewed by him.

When on the island, he assumes that she must be hungry with supplies running low. So he tries to catch fish to woo her back but he fails in his execution. And unlike Survivor, there is no immunity necklace to stave off elimination. It was funny when he shows up with some sardines & she's eating lobster. So Are Men from Mars & Women from Venus? The director would like you to believe so, & really there is nothing wrong with that.

If you enjoy movies like One Week, Copenhagen, or Pieces of April for example...then give this a shot. Its worth a watch.

This is a self indulgent mess. The best part, thankfully, was that it wasn't too long, and in fact, ends rather abruptly in my humble opinion. You're still waiting for something to happen. Alas, nothing ever does.

Are we to believe that they spend the rest of their lives on that island? At least she has her own home-grown stash - I think she was smoking most of it when they wrote this garbage.

I think Ed Harris must secretly be related to one of them , there can be no other explanation for him appearing in this drivel.

The brother put on a good show and I'm sure I recognise the sister from somewhere.

This movie, which seems to be family effort, is a good example of what to get away from.