Two best friends, Kate and Beth who have overcome personal setbacks and no matter what life throws at them, they always look forward to their annual weekend way. This year they are on a trip to Croatia, and everything is perfect until Beth wakes up to find Kate missing. With only a fuzzy memory of the previous night and the police not helping, her frantic search uncovers devastating secrets closer to home.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two best friends, Kate and Beth who have overcome personal setbacks and no matter what life throws at them, they always look forward to their annual weekend way. This year they are on a trip to Croatia, and everything is perfect until Beth wakes up to find Kate missing. With only a fuzzy memory of the previous night and the police not helping, her frantic search uncovers devastating secrets closer to home.
Leave your thoughts about The Weekend Away.
| RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesThe 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 GuardianAdrian HortonIt’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. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyUltimately 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. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe plot works its way past red herrings and into anti-climaxes, never quite drowning in melodrama, but coming damned close, time and again. |
| Screen RantRachel LaBonteThough Meester puts on a solid performance atop an intriguing plot, The Weekend Away doesn't supply enough thrills to make it an entertaining watch. |
| User ReviewTVJerryLeighton Meester plays a new mom who slips away from her hubby & baby in London for a weekend in Croatia with her best friend (Christina Wolfe). Things go bad pretty quickly and she finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation. Sarah Alderson wrote the screenplay based on her novel. The hurried twists might have been more acceptable in longer form, but here they just make the plot seem thin. The pieces of the mystery come together without much surprise and absolutely no tension. There was potential for a solid little thriller, but director Kim Farrant never builds it that way, resulting in a rather bland undertaking. On the plus side, the locations make Croatia look attractive. |
| User ReviewMetacriticOnurbad [ bad ] adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36. not good in any manner or degree. |
| User ReviewJLuis_001A mystery for beginners and in a very bad way. I don't know who else would fall for such oversimplified and deficiently structured enigma. Some professional reviews pointed out Leighton Meester's performance as one of the positive aspects ofA mystery for beginners and in a very bad way. I don't know who else would fall for such oversimplified and deficiently structured enigma. Some professional reviews pointed out Leighton Meester's performance as one of the positive aspects of this story, but I never found any reason why she deserves the glorified mention. Especially when her distressed face makes her look like she's constipated, and that happens far too much here. Just terrible. |
| User Reviewmax1cThis is literally the worst movie I have ever seen. Save your time and do something else. It's 1.5h that you will never get back. |
