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GET AWAY MOVIE REVIEW
Boring families go on vacations to well known attractions surrounded by fellow tourists and the safety of park security. An adventurous family, like Richard (Nick Frost), Susan (Aisling Bea), Sam (Sebastian Croft), and Jessie (Maisie Ayres), prefer something a little more off the beaten path. They take a vacation to a secluded remote Swedish island just prior to an anniversary celebration of islanders who long ago survived a pandemic by turning to cannibalism. Written by Nick Frost and directed by Steffen Haars, Get Away is a dark comedy you can catch in select theaters and soon streaming on Shudder. Shockingly, all is not what it seems among the townsfolk of the island. Aggressively angry that outsiders may ruin their festival, the inhabitants led by the matriarch of the celebration Klara (Anitta Suikkari) warn fellow islander Mads (Eero Milonoff), who’s housing the tourists in an Airbnb, that if they interfere then blood will spill. Mads however perhaps has some nefarious intentions of his own with the guests and Richard gets kinda unhinged when dealing with confrontation. Susan seems to have no problem overlooking the strange things going on while both kids just enjoy f**king with people. It’s anyone’s guess who will make it to the end once the chaos sets in. Mike, Bradly, and Drew discuss the stress of putting on a show when chaotic variables are about, discuss Nick Frost’s writing and career throughout the years, and of course deliberate whether or not this deserves a standing ovation or rotten tomatoes.
DIRECTED BY: Steffen Haars
STARRING: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres, Jouko Ahola, Eero Milonoff, Ville Virtanen, Anitta Suikkari, Maisie Ayres
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Mike J. McAllister (Screener Squad, Staff Writer, Head Video Editor)
Mike J. McAllister is a filmmaker, editor, writer and animator. He is also a film junkie, dog lover and Surge-aholic (Hi, Mike). He grew up in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, where he earned the reputation as the “human IMDb” and was on a first-name basis with every video store clerk in town. He later studied film in Pittsburgh. He has since written several unproduced screenplays and TV pilots. He has also produced a number of short films, some of which have appeared in festivals across the country. He is a ninja with Final Cut Pro and is armed with a mind full of mostly useless pop-culture trivia. He also enjoys animation, MST3K, classic video games and being the “music geek” among his friends (which really just means he buys vinyl and listens to music that doesn’t come from an anime soundtrack). He resides in Austin, Texas, and can be followed on the Instamagrams at @ohheyitsmikejm.
Drew Tinnin (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Deliberations of Doom)
Drew Tinnin is a Rondo Award nominated interviewer and critic who has worked at SiriusXM’s Fangoria Radio and Fangoria magazine in NYC, as well as the London-based Dazed Digital. Currently a regular contributor to the Dread Central Network, he’s excited to join up with some old friends and other film fans on One of Us as a new contributor to Screener Squad.
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