I will be the "other side" of the reviews, as i will be honest , I saw it for free... I would probably be mildly disappointed if i had payed $15... it's a "red box" movie ...worth a couple of bucks . but it wasn't that bad --like "Frankenstein theory" or other REALLY bad films lately-- If you saw "vanishing Point", this is better ,by far than that one .

In a nutshell , Getaway is , or could be called "A Lot of Cops Crashing"

Yes it is a thin plot , yes it has bad writing ,and although overall, it is highly polished, some of the camera work seems to be shot by a 9th grade A/V student,and some is crazy good, there is one shot towards the end that -for me- was incredible camera work .... it is a grill cam shot from the second car car , it is one continuous shot that winds you through traffic like you are riding a street luge, it is a clean crisp long -no scene splits- camera shot that I just loved ,

Although predictable , this film is full of action, well , car chases, Im a car nut so , who cares about Oscars when you get to thrash a highly built mustang ... it's no "shawshank" but it gets at least a five ---6.5 , from me , great action , no slow plot development , and the ending is great if not just a little predictable ....its just popcorn fun ...yes, it was fun ..dont listen to the other critics if you like any of this . I hate slow crappy movies , this is not one of those .... when i am bored , I will watch this again

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.

Getaway is a bottle film but with extensive location shooting in Bulgaria. Ethan Hawke plays Brent Magna a former racing driver now living in Bulgaria whose wife gets kidnapped, he receives a phone call and is told that he must follow instructions and that includes stealing a Shelby Mustang, evading the police and then dealing with an American teenage brat (Selena Gomez) who he just happens to come across in Sofia.

The car is rigged with cameras and microphones so the controller (Jon Voight) can see what Magna is up to and can constantly threaten his wife's well being as well as give him further instructions. As with these type of films Magna is confused as he wants his wife back and carries out what is required of him. This includes smashing up parts of Sofia, endangering innocent lives and the lives of policemen in high speed chases.

Its Gomez when she is not irritating who has the brains to figure out what the bad guys are up to and persuades Magna to take control of his predicament.

Fast and Furious this is not. Its shot in a cheap style, we have the same shots used repetitively such as Hawke slamming the brake and the accelerator. The script is lame and illogical and it really has straight to DVD written all over it despite featuring a best actor Oscar winner and a triple Oscar nominee.