GETAWAY (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ethan Hawke (Before Midnight), Selena Gomez (Monte Carlo), Jon Voight (Midnight Cowboy), Rebecca Budig (Star Hunter), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Bruce Payne (Dungeons and Dragons)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Courtney Solomon (Dungeons and Dragons), director, producer; Sean Finegan and Gregg Maxwell Parker (film debut), writers; Moshe Diamant (The Black Dahlia), Christopher Milburn (An American Haunting) and Allan Zeman (Bullet to the Head), producers; Justin Caine Burnett (Slaughter), composer; Yaron Levy (Transit), cinematographer; Ryan Dufrene (Girls Gone Gangsta), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Former race car driver Brent Magna (Hawke) discovers his wife Leanne (Budig) has been kidnapped by a mysterious villain, and is forced to steal a car – along with it its young owner (Gomez) – to participate in a race against time to get her back…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Getaway is an entertaining throwback to the action caper movies of the 70s and 80s, with enough high-octane thrills and adrenaline rushes to leave you a very satisfied moviegoer.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2013

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