History Film / APerfectGetaway

* SkinnyDipping: Gina is introduced sunbathing naked on a float in a swimming hole; despite Cliff and Cydney (who he just met) standing behind them, Nick immediately strips down to join her. The lack of awkwardness makes Cydney comfortable enough to join them. The whole scene is played for very little intentional {{Fanservice}} and comes off very natural.

''A Perfect Getaway'' is about Cliff and Cydney. Cliff and Cydney are newlyweds who have decided to spend their vacation in Hawaii. Then, they find out when they get to a second island that a pair of serial killers-- a man and a woman-- are on the loose on the islands. They then run into Kale and Cleo, a pair of suspicious hitch-hikers and Nick and Gina, an ex-American Jedi and his girlfriend. All three couples wonder if the other two couples are the killers, all while [[DeadlyRoadTrip wandering farther and farther from society and deeper into the jungle...]]

* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Bitches In Sheep's Clothing]]: [[spoiler: Cliff/Rocky and Cydney]].

* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler: Rocky and Cydney are actually the villains of the film, the plot twist flashback fills in a lot of background information and shows that Nick and Gina are the true protagonist of the film.]]

* ItsAllAboutMe: To the point of solipsistic NietzcheWannabe inducing evil [[spoiler:by Rocky.]]

** In addition to the aforementioned fact, one of the female characters he co-starred with is named Cydney, whose name is pronounced similarly to [[Franchise/{{Scream}} another female lead's name, Sidney, in another serial killer film (or films)]].

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Cliff and Cydney were a couple on the other island. He was a screenwriter, she was his wife. They told some dude named Rocky and his girlfriend all about their lives. Rocky and his girlfriend killed them, stole their identities and are the protagonists.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't really know what happens to [[spoiler:Kale]] and [[spoiler:Cleo]] after they get arrested.

* ShoutOut: Nick makes several references to ''CoolHandLuke'', which Cliff notably doesn't get.

* BadAss: Nick. The things he's done are so awesome that Cliff, rather understandably, doesn't believe they're even true. [[spoiler:They are.]]

* [[spoiler: VillainProtagonist]]: For some value of [[spoiler: villain with Cliff and Cydney]] and some value of [[spoiler: protagonist with Nick and Gina]].

* [[spoiler:IJustWantToBeYou]] The killers' motive.

* [[spoiler:MuggingTheMonster]]: Cliff doesn't believe any of Nick's outlandish stories about his military experience. [[spoiler:He is ''shocked'' to discover that A) Nick is absolutely the sort of badass he sold himself as and, perhaps more importantly, B) he also has a titanium plate in his skull.]]

''Film/APerfectGetaway'' is about Cliff and Cydney. Cliff and Cydney are newlyweds who have decided to spend their vacation in Hawaii. Then, they find out when they get to a second island that a pair of serial killers-- a man and a woman-- are on the loose on the islands. They then run into Kale and Cleo, a pair of suspicious hitch-hikers and Nick and Gina, an ex-American Jedi and his girlfriend. All three couples wonder if the other two couples are the killers, all while [[DeadlyRoadTrip wandering farther and farther from society and deeper into the jungle...]]

* TooDumbToLive: Fortunately, it's only a group of SpearCarrier kayaking dudes. Just remember, when you insist that your kayaks are more important than a hysterical woman screaming about a murderer on her tail, you deserve to die. You could've just moved the conversation down to the beach, couldn't you?

* BadAss: Nick. The things he's done are so awesome that Cliff doesn't believe they're even true. They are.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Rocky]]

* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler: Rocky and Cyndey are actually the villains of the film, the plot twist flashback fills in a lot of background information and shows that Nick and Gina are the true protagonist of the film.]]

* BecomingTheMask [[spoiler: One of Rocky's rules of deception. There is even a scene showing how both Rocky and Cydney practice being the people whose identity they've stole, including mannerisms, accent, and background information of the victims family and friends.]]

* DrivenByEnvy: [[spoiler: This gets Cyndey to turn on Rocky in the end, because she longed for a true loving relationship like Nick and Gina, but saw herself stuck with a sociopath who is incapable of such feelings.

* TooGoodToBeTrue: Gina ask Cydney about her life. Cydney tells Gina how perfect her life is and how she plans to have lots of children with Cliff. Gina responds by telling her a story about a preacher who claimed to be holier than thou, only to get caught cheating on his wife. She makes the point that people whom pretend to be perfect are liars. [[spoiler: This gets Cydney to open up about how she really met Cliff, who is really named Rocky.]]

* FootFocus: Cydney gets a few shots like this near the beginning of the film, when she's hanging her feet out of the car window while wearing flip-flops.

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* PunnyName: The Hawaiian hiking trail is a "perfect getaway" because it's a good vacation. It's also a good place to hide if you had just, say, killed a bunch of people and were trying to escape. Get it?

''Film/APerfectGetaway'' is about Cliff and Cydney. Cliff and Cydney are newlyweds who have decided to spend their vacation in Hawaii. Then, they find out when they get to a second island that a pair of serial killers--a man and a woman--are on the loose on the islands. They then run into Kale and Cleo, a pair of suspicious hitch-hikers and Nick and Gina, an ex-American Jedi and his girlfriend. All three couples wonder if the other two couples are the killers, all while wandering farther and farther from society and deeper into the jungle...

''APerfectGetaway'' is about Cliff and Cydney. Cliff and Cydney are newlyweds who have decided to spend their vacation in Hawaii. Then, they find out when they get to a second island that a pair of serial killers--a man and a woman--are on the loose on the islands. They then run into Kale and Cleo, a pair of suspicious hitch-hikers and Nick and Gina, an ex-American Jedi and his girlfriend. All three couples wonder if the other two couples are the killers, all while wandering farther and farther from society and deeper into the jungle...