The new crime thriller ‘The Get Out’, which was directed by Derrick Borte (‘Unhinged’), opens in select theaters on June 26th and on digital and On Demand June 30th.The film stars Oscar winner Russell Crowe (‘Gladiator’), Aaron Paul (‘Breaking Bad’), Nina Dobrev (‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’), Teresa Palmer (‘The Fall Guy’), and Luke Evans (‘Fast & Furious 6’).
The new crime thriller ‘The Get Out’, which was directed by Derrick Borte (‘Unhinged’), opens in select theaters on June 26th and on digital and On Demand June 30th.The film stars Oscar winner Russell Crowe (‘Gladiator’), Aaron Paul (‘Breaking Bad’), Nina Dobrev (‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’), Teresa Palmer (‘The Fall Guy’), and Luke Evans (‘Fast & Furious 6’).
Russell Crowe in ‘The Get Out’. Photo: Vertical.
The new crime thriller ‘The Get Out’, which was directed by Derrick Borte (‘Unhinged‘), opens in select theaters on June 26th and on digital and On Demand June 30th.
The film stars Oscar winner Russell Crowe (‘Gladiator’), Aaron Paul (‘Breaking Bad’), Nina Dobrev (‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’), Teresa Palmer (‘The Fall Guy’), and Luke Evans (‘Fast & Furious 6’).
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Initial Thoughts
Russell Crowe in ‘The Get Out’. Photo: Vertical.
As a fan of movies, sometimes you just want to watch an action thriller that is fun, has some recognizable actors, and that you can turn your brain off for and be mildly entertained. ‘The Get Out’ is one of those movies.
The film’s plot is intriguing but somewhat convoluted, and the cast is star-studded, but the script seems beneath their talents. Russell Crowe gives a fun performance, but his character is not fully formed, and at times the actor looks like he’s just picking up a paycheck.
The film offers several different storylines that intersect, and Aaron Paul and Nina Dobrev’s subplot is the one that really connects as the two make a great comedic duo. But Teresa Palmer is not given enough to do, and Luke Evans’ role basically has no impact on the main story. Derrick Borte’s direction adds a stylish flair, but ultimately the filmmaker delivers a flawed but fun film.
Story and Direction
(L to R) Russell Crowe and Teresa Palmer in ‘The Get Out’. Photo: Vertical.
The film begins by introducing us to Marco Kapak (Crowe), an Armenian club owner in Los Angeles, who washes money for a Mexican cartel. After Kapak suffers a heart attack, he decides to sell his business and retire with his girlfriend Sunny (Palmer). He attempts to sell the club to a mysterious contact named Joe (Evans) but runs into trouble when he is robbed at gunpoint.
We are then introduced to a mild-mannered university professor named Jeff (Paul), who we discover robbed Marco. Jeff is being blackmailed by a crooked cop named Slosser (Josh McConville) who wants Jeff to rob Marco again. Jeff soon meets a bank teller named Carrie (Dobrev), who is an adrenaline junkie and ‘Point Break’ superfan that wants to help Jeff with his crimes.
Soon, Jeff is stuck between a rock and a hard place as Slosser and Carrie continue to pull him in different directions, and he just wants out of the whole thing. Meanwhile, the cartel is unhappy with the recent robberies, which puts Marco’s retirement plans and life in jeopardy. Now, if he wants to survive and be reunited with Sunny, Marco will have to seek help from an unlikely ally, and Jeff will have to choose between Slosser and Carrie, if he wants to regain his freedom.
‘The Get Out’ is not a bad movie at all, in fact it’s kind of fun, it’s just not a great movie. But that’s okay! It completely services its audience and delivers some laughs and an exciting amount of action. Co-written by director Derrick Borte and based on the novel “Strip” by Thomas Perry, the script is confusing at times and tries to balance too many characters at once. The director does his best to inject the movie with style and flair, but in the end the film just feels like a 90s rip-off of a Tarantino movie. But again, that’s okay! If you like that type of film, then this should be right up your alley, as it was for me.
Cast and Performances
(L to R) Nina Dobrev and Aaron Paul in ‘The Get Out’. Photo: Vertical.
Russell Crowe is one of the greatest actors of his generation, but in recent years has appeared in some films that are beneath him like ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’, ‘Sleeping Dogs’, and ‘Kraven the Hunter’. While ‘The Get Out’ is nowhere close to being on the same level as those films, it is interesting that Crowe chose to use a similar accent to the one he had in ‘Kraven’.
But in general, it looks like Crowe was having fun with the character and acting opposite Teresa Palmer and gives an enjoyable performance. Again, Marco comes off a bit like a characterization rather than a fully fleshed out character at first, but Crowe’s skill and likability as an actor redeems the character in the end.
Another fun aspect of ‘The Get Out’ is the comedic dynamic between Aaron Paul and Nina Dobrev. It’s kind of like the relationship from ‘Midnight Run’ with Dobrev playing the aggressive character and Paul as the put-upon one. Paul is an excellent straightman and has a fun onscreen chemistry with Dobrev. I also enjoyed Dobrev’s character’s obsession with ‘Point Break’ and all the meta references and jokes that came with that.
Speaking of ‘Point Break’, it’s interesting to note that actress Teresa Palmer also appeared in the 2015 remake of the 1991 surfing classic. But in ‘The Get Out’, Palmer is underused, and I would have liked to see her role and relationship with Marco fleshed out more. But her character does have more to do in the third act, and she has some strong scenes opposite Russell.
Luke Evans, a fine actor in his own right, seems like he’s in a different movie, which is not the actor’s fault. The character is poorly written and is in the most confusing of the film’s subplots. The character has a big reveal in the third act, which you can see coming from a mile away. It just seems like a throwaway role you could have had any actor play and they didn’t need to cast and underuse someone of Evans’ caliber.
Final Thoughts
Luke Evans in ‘The Get Out’. Photo: Vertical.
In the end, ‘The Get Out’ is not a great movie and it has its flaws, but it does find a way to be fun and entertaining none the less. While the film’s style doesn’t match the screenplay, the balance of comedy and action does strike the right tone, and the all-star cast led by Russell does elevate the material to a fun watch at home.
‘The Get Out’ receives a score of 68 out of 100.
‘The Get Out’ opens in select theaters on June 26th and On Digital and On Demand June 30th.
What is the plot of ‘The Get Out’?
The robbery of a club owner’s establishment derails his (Russell Crowe) plans for a quiet life in retirement.
Who is in the cast of ‘The Get Away’?
Russell Crowe as Marco KapakLuke Evans as Joe CarverTeresa Palmer as SunnyDanny Zovatto as RodriguezJosh McConville as SlosserNina Dobrev as CarrieAaron Paul as JeffKartiah Vergara as Irena
(L to R) Nina Dobrev and Aaron Paul in ‘The Get Out’. Photo: Vertical.
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