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- 1994
- Unrated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
- 1994
- Unrated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
Summary An ex-con (Alex Baldwin) and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go according to plan.
Directed By: Roger Donaldson
Written By: Jim Thompson, Walter Hill, Amy Holden Jones
- 1994
- Unrated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
- 1994
- Unrated
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 55 m
The Getaway
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7.8
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Summary An ex-con (Alex Baldwin) and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go according to plan.
Directed By: Roger Donaldson
Written By: Jim Thompson, Walter Hill, Amy Holden Jones
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
51
35% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
52% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
13% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
51
35% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
52% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
13% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Putting up with weeks - or even months - of such media-fed psychobabble is a big price to pay for a couple of hours of defiantly unwholesome entertainment. The Getaway might just be worth it, though.
Their appeal as a couple of gorgeous outlaws is the main reason to see this sleek, entertaining remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 action film.
Ultimately, however, the only real problem with the new version of "The Getaway" is that Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger just don't seem very believable as tough professional criminals. You just know they are only a shower and a manicure away from dinner at Spago. [11 Feb 1994, p.3E]
Donaldson mimics the original shot-for-shot in some sequences, adding sordid violence that would have been too extreme even for Peckinpah. What's needed is a fast Getaway. This is merely Donaldson, Hill and glamorous stars spinning their wheels. [11 Feb 1994, p.6B]
Director Roger Donaldson seems a bit too obviously caught up in the slick technology of zapping us with mayhem and death to allow Thompson's gritty viciousness to take root. [11 Feb 1994, p.41]
The movie is a true throwaway: By the end, it seems to have disposed of itself.
An utterly pointless remake of Sam Peckinpah's hair-raising road movie. Updated and dumbed down, this anemic variation on the bloodier 1972 original is primarily an opportunity for those vast legions of Baldwin-Basinger voyeurs. You know who you are.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.8
67% Positive
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Largo Entertainment,
JVC Entertainment Networks,
Turman-Foster Company,
David Foster Productions
Release Date Feb 11, 1994
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating Unrated
Tagline Choosing between love and money is one thing. Getting away with both is something else
Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
