Review of A Perfect Getaway (2009) by Eric S — 23 May 2011

The "red herring" concept is well dealt with in this one as well as the feeling of being trapped due to an island setting.

The film is of honeymooning newlyweds who run into an ex-military man who helps them safely make their way through a dangerous section of the mountain in which they are hiking. Clearly, his trust is earned here, or is it? Not far ahead they run into a group of girls whose parents are pleading with them to return home because of a murdered couple who were honeymooning on one of the other Hawaiian islands. As the tension is already in motion, the couple meet the girlfriend of the guy who helped them which ads yet another piece to the puzzle.

I think what works here is that the premise is kept somewhat simple allowing the actors to let you draw your own conclusions as to who the killers or killer may be.