This strange story set in North Carolina involves a young woman (Jaclyn Betham) who goes on a trip with her friends (Scout Taylor-Compton & Landry Allbright) to a lake, but things go wrong when she’s abducted by two men and taken to their father's isolated home. The question becomes whether she can survive and if her companions will be able to rescue her. “Getaway” (2020) takes inspiration from the familiar “cabin…

The initial scenes of _Getaway_ really grabbed me; the beginning felt reminiscent of _Wolf Creek_, and I consider that a positive thing, even if others might not agree. However, once the plot began to unfold, it seemed like things started to go wrong, quickly leading to a complete unraveling of the film. It would have been more fitting to title this movie _Girls' Trip_. I realize another film already bears that na…