The Weekend Away is the best kind of purposely preposterous potboiler. The scenery is gorgeous, the twists keep the adrenaline pumping, and the performances are memorable. Even though you might not remember everything that happens, you’ll have a good time while it lasts.
The Weekend Away
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United States · 2022
1h 30m
Director Kim Farrant
Starring Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri, Luke Norris
Genre Mystery, Thriller
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Best friends Beth and Kate go on a weekend getaway to Croatia, but things go horribly awry when Kate disappears after a drunken night of clubbing. Now the police suspect Beth of foul play, forcing her to fight to clear her name and uncover the truth—even as her efforts unearth a painful secret.
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It’s a thriller by name but less edge-of-your-seat than lounging on the couch, absorbing beats of plot like the ocean tide. A little provocation with slight commitment – that’s not a bad night in by any means.
Ultimately there are a few twists too many, pushing the story into a realm of excess contrivance. There’s not enough time or nuance to lend numerous narrative turnabouts plausibility.
Though Meester puts on a solid performance atop an intriguing plot, The Weekend Away doesn't supply enough thrills to make it an entertaining watch.
The plot works its way past red herrings and into anti-climaxes, never quite drowning in melodrama, but coming damned close, time and again.
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