Get Away If You Can

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.

Impressive!!

Although there were a few things that didn't connect well with me, for the most part, this was an impressive independent film. And I ADORED the theme's!!

After watching this film, the title is just good advice!!

Ed Harris, is superb, as always. I think Braun is just a natural! Martin's acting is a little more self conscious but I didn't let that hinder my enjoyment of the over all experience.

The cinematography is beautiful but sadly, not fully taken advantage of. I assume that's probably due to lack of funds.(I don't think it was lack of imagination or creativity)

The direction and camera work was phenomenal.

The score was unique and beautiful, but a little mismatched in a few places.

The screenplay/story is really neat!! And I appreciated the themes it conveyed.

Overall, a lot better and more meaty, than a lot of more popular chicken fluff that mainstream movie makers are producing.

Would love to see more from these creators as they learn and grow.

As another review stated, don't be fooled by the msrketing, this is not a horror film. It is a relatiinship story that explores man's place in society and the world as we know it and it's effects on us.

At first, very slow. And I did begin to wonder why Ed Harris was even in the movie. It was so slow, I almost stopped watching 3/4 the way through.

However, the "surprise" ending brought all of the pieces together for me, and then I realized I had seen a good movie.

I then thought about the "slow" beginning and realized it was designed to help the viewer actually feel the "climate" of the situation, instead of relying on dialogue to do all the work. For me, it begs to ask the viewer, "would you be brave enough to face an uncertain future in order to utilize and fulfill, fully, your basic purpose and instincts?

Some of the acting was rough around the edges, giving the movie an "Indie" feel, but I think the story is well told and worth the effort.

This movie was made by somebody who knows nothing about anything. I mean, seriously. No continuity in the story line. Terrible acting. Poor Ed Harris had to be affiliated with this movie. He's normally so great. I hope he hasn't watched it. I feel like I've witnessed someone's abstract fever dream who woke up with an idea of what their dream was about but then wrote it down two days later at a bar with their friends, after a few beers and then blackmailed some producer into making it on a dare. Then, during the production of this movie, they had the novel idea of asking the whole crew for ideas for different scenes, put them into a had, and then drew the ideas at random out of this hat and refused to organize them into any sort of sensible order. If this movie ever wins a single award, I will lose all faith in the film industry.