Get Away - Movie Review

In the movie ‘Get Away,’ which shows a great potential for an amazing family vacation, a family is shocked to find out that their island is not exactly safe. A tropical island holiday turns quickly into a surreal comedy of horror as it is revealed that the island’s inhabitants had no intention of considering their visitors’ presence a blessing. The setting is very deceptive of a family vacation while the tone portrays the serial killer presence, thus there is suspense during the whole movie to the end.

This film shows several themes including; trust, family, and the uncertainties of life. The show is funny and scary at the same time; the tone it sets during its presentation sets it apart in the watch experience. The element of both happiness and horror as a narrative creates an engaging and nervy ambiguity of what is genuinely threatening and what is at best ridiculous. The concept of the holiday ruined is both a storytelling choice and an illustration of humor and horror in the family’s adventure.

Nick Frost stars a delightful cast who provides slapstick comedy with heartfelt performance as the bewildered patriarch of the family. The film has Aisling Bea, who plays his equally bewildered wife, bring cleverness during times of ridiculous danger. Such chemistry in the family members’ performance, with Sebastian Croft who plays the teenage son with varyingmix of confusion and bravery helps build up both the comedy and tension of their rather delicate predicament. The actors handle this with great ease, making life out of the characters that may have easily been classified as stereotype icons.

Steffen Haars ‘ Get Away’ is a perfect example of Haars’ ability to balance the expectations of the particular genre. Haars employs a smart decision when it comes to having horror and comedy at the same time, in which every scene is both light and heavy. What may be detected vividly is his black humor in so many scenes, but some of the scenes may be disappointing if not tight enough. Still, assuming that Haars’ intention was to bring humor into horror narrative, this is done efficiently, giving the tone of the film that is well in line with Nick Frost’s script.

The musical score enhances the experience by using contrasting themes that reflect the films’ hybridity. Humorous songs further enhance comedy aspects, whereas suspenseful scores ease the audience toward seriousness, translating tones. Onion carried forward in the more severely squeezed ‘ Get Away’ , music and sound tracks are used to complement and at time narrate the events as they assist in rousing suspense and even humour while ensuring that tonal shifts are well executed.

Onion takes ‘ Get Away’ to a more serious level by enhancing the contrast between the serene holiday backdrop and a criminal plot. The stunning portrayal of the island against scenes that are otherwise rather dark helps in enhancing the ambiguity of the story being told. As seen through the camera work, especially the shot framing the loneliness and fear of the characters – these moments enhance the plot without toning down the films own power. This is due to the fact that Steffen Haars’s visual choices are also employed as one of the key preservers of the comedy-horror balance. The beautiful representation of the island works in contrast with the gruesome things occurring, and this creates suspense. The realism involved in the actual sets makes the events unfold strategically hence making the audience reconsider the idea of the perfect getaway. The viewers are put in the driver’s seat of a car, and these visuals fit into the theme of contrast that is inherent in the movie.

The ‘Get Away’ special effects are not tries to transcend but complements where they need to in the film. They do manage to deliver intense moments of horror which are not only effective, but which can be funny as well from time to time. The practical coups represented give enough contact to guarantee that the audiences would stick around without compromising the humor. Of course, there are sequences which, perhaps, could use richer execution to strengthen horrific scenes.

Sequenced editing in ‘Get Away’ also helps tonally shift the film between various genres. The cuts often transition from one light scene to a dark scene or vice versa, making sure to categorize these transitions to highlight these changes. Staging helps humor and horror to develop organically, but some scenes have issues with flow in the direction of the climax. The few hitches notwithstanding, therefore, do not diminish the movie’s overall impact significantly.

The pacing of ‘Get Away’ moves in a pattern that resembles a cycle fitting the hybrid-genre premise of the movie. Comedy parts are bright and fast; dramatic horror parts create a mood successfully and gradually. In some way, the pace of the film can appear disturbed, which makes the appearance of the picture a little incoherent. However, by virtue of consistent exploitation of the quality, ‘Get Away’ is able to retain the interest of its audiences and keep the audience interested in the fate of the comically dysfunctional family. The veil of comedy is as much visible in the quippy dialogues and the often ridiculous circumstances masterfully keeping the tone of the film lighthearted. Nonetheless, at several points the dialogue does not seem dramatic enough, failing to reach the cyclic depths of depth during moments when the tension is at its peak.

In ‘Get Away’ the show is very effective in presenting itself as a dark comedy, horror show and sometimes fails at places where tension has to sizzle. Combing comedy and horror is quite daring, but it is done at a cost of the flow of action and suspense in crucial moments. Certain shifts are disturbing but being followed by a humorous note while, otherwise, ‘Get Away’ is filled with brilliant suspense and thrilling emotions. It has successfully wowed and captivated its audience through its audacious premise that, despite stumbling a little here and there, appeals well. However, it is compelling with the mix of comedy and horror despite being marred with some issues with pacing. But it is absolutely perfect for those who enjoy watching black comedy with hints of thrill.