Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Dotsthavesp I wanted to but couldn't!

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

SnoopyStyle Doc (Alec Baldwin) and Carol McCoy (Kim Basinger) are a married criminal couple. Rudy Travis (Michael Madsen) comes to them with a job. A drug lord wants to break out his nephew from American prison. In reality, he just wants to kill him. They bring him to Mexico. Rudy abandons Doc who is captured by the Mexican police. Carol uses all her sexual wilds to get mob boss Jack Benyon (James Woods) to help get Doc released. Jim Deer Jackson (David Morse) is Benyon's right hand thug. Benyon puts Doc in charge of a dog track robbery. He's forced to lead newcomer Frank Hansen (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and reunite with Rudy. Rudy tries to double-cross him again. He shoots Rudy who survives. Rudy first takes the Carveys hostage and then takes the wife Fran Carvey (Jennifer Tilly) as his partner.Relationship complications complicates this violent crime relationship movie. This is a remake of the 1972 Sam Peckinpah movie. Real life husband and wife Basinger and Baldwin inject problematic relationship flow. I understand the attempt but it's hard to fall for this couple. They are an old married couple who is just as ready to fight as to make passionate love. It's movie life come true and nobody will cry over a divorce. The violence is fitting for a Peckinpah remake but others have taken up the mantle and surpassed it. There are some interesting aspects to this movie but also enough problems to sink it.

namashi_1 Based on the Jim Thompson novel of the same name, 'The Getaway' is A Passable Action Fare, that has some pumping action, a decent script & convincing performances as its aces.'The Getaway' is the same old story of the good getting back at the bad. 'The Getaway' is passable entertainment. The script is decent, as it offers action & eroticism perfectly, although its clichéd to the core. Roger Donaldson's Direction is stylish. Cinematography is magnetized. Editing is sharp.Performance-Wise: Alec Bladwin is effortless in an action-oriented role. Kim Basinger looks stunning & adds tremendous style in the goings-on. James Woods is excellent, as always. Michael Madsen is evil personified. Jennifer Tilly is perfect. Philip Seymour Hoffman is efficient.On the whole, 'The Getaway' doesn't disappoint.

stanpol7 Folks, why your reviews are so wordy and so empty the same time? This is the best motion picture I ever seen that shows that a real couple is all about. It just sets the mark.This film is about trust, love, devotion, honesty, tenderness, kindness, humanity after all. It shows good couple and bad couple, kind and evil. It is about forgiveness. It is about sharing.Yes, I didn't see the original. What for? I 've got the idea, I praise the play of Alec and Kim and the old guy. Why to judge between one good, kind story and another? This "good" is not good enough compared to the other? BS.This story sets the mark for a couple and the people, and the play is just superb. Final titles music is just superb as well.I wish I could have this kind of trust within my couple one day. If I ever do, I would be happy for the rest of my life.So, come on, folks, turn towards your good half of yourself, open you heart and say that this is a great movie to watch, to keep in your heart and to move on. If those two finally made it, maybe and I can make it one day.So... thank you, guys. 'Cause you just saved my heart again.

daddioe Burton Gilliam played Gollie, the hotel clerk. Gilliam also starred as Lyle in Blazing Saddles. Die hard Blazing Saddles fans should not miss the subtle spoof on "Lyles" famous line: "C'mon boys! The way you's lollygagging around here with them picks and 'em shovels, you'd think it was a hundred and twenty degrees. Can't be more 'n a hundred and fourteen!" "Gollie" subtly spoofs his Blazing Saddles role by referencing the temperature while he's nervously making small talk with Doc. He refers to the temperature feeling like "it was a hundred and fourteen!" I'm surprised the trivia buffs seem to have missed this one. Gilliam is a fine actor.