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A woman's body floats face down in dark waters as somber cello music swells. One quick title and dissolve later and the water, sans body, is now bright and inviting. The camera pans over a picturesque coastal Croatian town. Everything is sunshine and palm trees as bright-eyed new mom Beth ( Leighton Meester ) makes her way by taxi to a girls weekend away with best friend Kate ( Christina Wolfe ).

In free fall after the dissolution of her marriage, the whole trip is on Kate's, including the lushest AirBnB, raw oysters, and copious amounts of alcohol. They’ve been best friends since Beth’s semester abroad in England, during which Kate introduced Beth to her now husband Rob ( Luke Norris ). The women have drifted a bit since the birth of Beth’s daughter Aster. By the end of Beth and Kate’s weekend, one of them will be dead.

Written by Sarah Alderson from her own novel and directed by Kim Farrant , the new Netflix thriller “The Weekend Away” is cut from the same cloth as those great cheesy '90s thrillers like “ Double Jeopardy ” where the plot has more twists than the serpentine roads Beth’s taxi takes to get to her AirBnB. But that’s okay. The pleasure of a thriller like this is to get lost in its locales and caught up in the web it spins.

Farrant and cinematographer Noah Greenberg capture the alluring sunny beauty of Split, Croatia with fluid camera movements. Pink sunsets contrast against ancient stone buildings. The filmmakers frame the actors like classic postcards or vacation photos, the cityscape always in the distance behind them. Even during the film’s darker twists, the tourist vibes remain as if the whole movie were told through a slide show recapping the most disastrous getaway ever.

Opposites in both temperament and style, introverted Beth has frazzled hair and no makeup, opting for sage green crochet dress for their big night out; extroverted Kate, on the other hand, dons bright red lips and teal sequins. Meester is excellent at mixing in new mom exhaustion with the excitement she clearly feels being reunited with Kate. Meanwhile Wolfe buzzes through her brief appearance, high on god knows what and ready to paint the town red.

Their “one night of excitement” to get Beth out of her rut starts at a smoky neon lit bar where they meet a couple of handsome men, and ends with Kate missing. Unfortunately, the opening shot deflates much of the tension here as we know Kate’s fate long before Beth does. What makes this part of the film work however is the chemistry between Beth and Zain (a soulful Ziad Bakri ), a cab driver and Syrian refugee who helps her retrace the night. Does this all make logical sense? No, not really. But Bakri imbues his character with such a rich interiority and personal code of ethics that you almost buy what the movie is selling.

Films like this live and die on the commitment of their lead performance and whether the audience roots for her to get out of this mess. Meester has always had an incredibly likable screen presence and the movie wisely sticks to her point of view throughout, anchoring the audience's investment in her. In the more emotional sequences, Farrant does not shy away from a classic close-up, allowing Meester to showcase her expressive eyes.

Beyond the enjoyable shock factor of the twists—I yelled out “What?!” more than once—the film explores the idea of trust. Beth trusts Kate, even when she gets her to do things outside her comfort zone. That’s the basis of their friendship. Beth trusts Zain. “The heart is your guide,” he tells her in Arabic when the police try to make her doubt this trust. Beth trusts her own instincts, even when the police, Kate’s estranged husband Jay ( Parth Thakerar ), and even her own husband Rob try to get her to doubt what she knows to be true about her best friend. Although some of the weight of what the film wants to say about gaslighting is undone by the ridiculous plotting, Meester and Bakri’s grounded performances keep the story rooted.

“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.

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The Weekend Away review – Leighton Meester anchors taut but thin Netflix thriller

The Gossip Girl veteran stars as an American whose friend disappears on trip to Croatia, unraveling a host of secrets in swift if predictable fashion

A n American wakes up in a cozy hotel in Croatia, violently hungover and dazed from the night before. The room is strewn with clothes, the counter dotted with empty wine glasses. An unexpected blackout has rendered Beth’s (Leighton Meester) memory of the previous few hours into a few incoherent shards, ones she fears putting together. Relatable content for many women at some point in their lives, and thus a compelling starting point for The Weekend Away, a brisk and absorbing if increasingly thin thriller about a girls’ holiday weekend gone wrong.

The Weekend Away, from the Strangerland director Kim Farrant, opens with a woman’s body floating in calm water, so you can assume Beth’s holiday in Croatia with best friend Kate (Christina Wolfe) will end in at least one casualty. The road to that point is initially sleek and promising, with a taut first third that quickly illustrates the women’s strained thirtysomething friendship and sets up a decently plausible mystery. Beth is a new mother barely out from the haze of sleepless nights and post-partum depression. Kate, blonde and beguiling, is a social butterfly reeling from a recent divorce that’s sent her into a black hole of hedonistic narcissism.

After Beth admits over dinner that her marriage to Rob (Luke Norris) has cooled so much that they haven’t had sex in over a year, Kate drags her to a club, ignores her request for water, and finds two men to flirt with. The rest is a blacked-out blur, convincingly relayed in small flashbacks; Beth awakens from her bender to find Kate missing and delays her trip home to London to find her.

The script from British-American writer Sarah Alderson, who also wrote the 2020 novel of the same name, proceeds apace from there with a steady five-minute rhythm of plot twists at first intriguing, then wearying, then either ludicrous or obvious. Beth enlists a friendly cab driver from the night out, Syrian refugee Zain (Ziad Bakri) to help follow leads that the dismissive police – charismatic Pavic (Amar Bukvic) and slightly more sympathetic female partner Kovač (Iva Mihalić) – don’t take seriously. At 90 minutes, The Weekend Away is not much longer than some streaming TV episodes, and accomplishes much more plot in its swift runtime. Beth summarily unravels a host of secrets behind her friendship with Kate, her marriage to Rob, and side characters such as creepy hotelier Sebastian (Adrian Pezdirc), though those secrets aren’t ultimately that surprising.

More interesting is the film’s light jostling with some thornier, deeper topics: the inherent exploitation of tourism (Beth’s initial conversation with Zain, in which she tries to relate by speaking broken Arabic learned from her London job with a refugee organization), local annoyance with tourists’ recklessness, the struggle to keep up friendships as a new mother. But these intriguing moments are subsumed by the film’s relentless driving beat of plot twists, which ultimately demand that Beth distrust everyone, take increasingly desperate measures, and have a scenic chase through picturesque Split’s city center in the tourist uniform of cropped jeans and Keds.

For many millennials, the kind looking to kick back on the couch for a night in without committing to three hours of Dune and keen to relate to the protagonist, the main draw of The Weekend Away will be its perennially underappreciated star Meester, who played beloved mean girl Blair Waldorf on the original Gossip Girl. Dressed understatedly with dry hair in a messy ponytail, Meester convincingly looks the part of a woman who has not taken a night to herself in a long while, and she delivers a solid performance. Her Beth – foggy and confused, learning to trust her own instincts as her assumptions crumble – grounds a thinly written character who could’ve been merely a plot device in a shallow story. The final twist is fairly obvious from halfway through the movie, but in Meester’s hands it still registers some emotional shock.

That being said, in a time of too many bloated, meandering, dry TV episodes and films, I found The Weekend Away’s brevity and swift clip of twists refreshing. 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.

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The Weekend Away Reviews

It's plot will keep you invested even if you do guess most of the twists along the way. Just don't expect too much from the script, however well the actors manage to elevate it.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2023

Not a bad little number, this, well-directed to the genre template by Kim Farrant and with an excellent supporting performance by Luke Norris as Beth's husband Rob. His scene on the phone is a mini-masterclass in emotionally authentic acting.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 30, 2022

Based on a Sarah Alderson novel, this trashy little Netflix whodunnit starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester as the innocent American in the wrong place at the wrong time is, well, a film that’s almost deliberately unoriginal.

Full Review | Jul 25, 2022

Leighton Meester tries her best but she can't overcome the holes in the plot.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Apr 15, 2022

As Kim Farrant's direction favours sun-baked locations over suspense or pacing, the result is a picture-postcard potboiler that gets dafter and drearier at every turn.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 14, 2022

The type of movie that Lifetime Channel reruns were made for.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Apr 12, 2022

even when the formula begins to show, you cant quite help but get sucked into it

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 9, 2022

A slight B-film thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Mar 22, 2022

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 15, 2022

It has too many twists to it, but it's not a bad throwaway thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 12, 2022

Author Sarah Alderson adapted her own novel, and the screenplay is made slick with clues, dead-ends and sinful temptations that don’t materialize to much.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 10, 2022

A large glass of white wine on a Friday night.

Full Review | Mar 9, 2022

While it does not break the mold of a disappearance thriller in any way, The Weekend Away is an enjoyable 90-minute ride of tension and suspense set in beautiful Croatia.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 7, 2022

...a nifty little thriller that sets up its premise and then draws you in as each potential solution turns out to be another red herring.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 6, 2022

The Weekend Away is filled with twists and turns, but unfortunately they are all mostly predictable in this less than intense thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 4, 2022

Despite its narrative exaggerations, A Weekend Away is an enjoyable thriller thanks to the escalation of its tension and effective execution. Full Review in Spanish

Full Review | Mar 4, 2022

This is the kind of movie actresses make when they wish to prove theyre more than just a pretty face - or are desperate to be taken seriously. Meester wears no make-up, dresses frumpy, puts on a few pounds to play a post-partum mom, and goes method.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 4, 2022

Trash can be dumb, but it can't be annoying.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Mar 4, 2022

Fast-moving enough to provide a decent night’s disposable home entertainment for viewers whose expectations aren’t geared any higher.

The film manages to craft some solid suspense and keeps you glued with a quick pace and some unexpected characters in a truly alluring location.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 3, 2022

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Movie Review – The Weekend Away (2022)

March 3, 2022 by Robert Kojder

The Weekend Away , 2022.

Directed by Kim Farrant. Starring Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri, Luke Norris, Amar Bukvić, Iva Mihalić, Adrian Pezdirc, and Parth Thakerar.

A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman is accused of killing her best friend. As she attempts to clear her name and uncover the truth, her efforts unearth a painful secret.

For roughly an hour of Kim Farrant’s The Weekend Away (and Sarah Alderman writing a script treatment based on her novel), there is an effort to keep the disappearance at the center of the story somewhat grounded in believability. It also feels as if the filmmakers are actively trying to avoid going down the route of stupidity that most trashy thrillers find themselves on. As a result, there is some measure of worth and entertainment value here (especially considering this is a Netflix drop that is all but guaranteed to be watched by anyone scrolling the What’s New section at midnight on a Saturday) in its simplistic storytelling and brisk running time. This year alone has been far worse thrillers released on streaming services. With that in mind, it’s easy to recommend The Weekend Away to anyone curious that might be looking to pass some time.

However, that doesn’t mean The Weekend Away is necessarily good. The story follows a new mother, Beth (Leighton Meester, turning in a decent performance aside from whenever the script demands her to play shocked). She takes a well-earned vacation to Croatia with her longtime best friend, Kate (Christina Wolfe). The relative closeness from London makes it an ideal relaxation choice should anything come up requiring Beth to return home to her daughter and partner Rob (Luke Norris). Kate is not just looking to unwind, though, as she takes Beth out for a night of partying and drinks that starts normal enough but quickly turns into Kate encouraging Beth to hook up with a stranger and cheated on Rob after expressing that the relationship, while fine, has also become sexually distant. Already, Kate is immensely unlikable and comes across like the worst friend ever.

Cue a brief argument and drunken blackout similar to The Hangover with Beth awakening to find a bloodstain on the floor inside their high-end air B&B with Kate missing. There are also several suspicious characters at play here, ranging from a taxi driver (Ziad Bakri) with much interest in driving around and assisting Beth in her investigation. And she needs that support because the local police appear supremely shady. Also in the mix is an overly creepy air B&B owner. And once Rob realizes that Kate is not faking the disappearance or attention (one of the few solid emotional scenes in the movie, as there is a sense that the character goes from regretting his accusations that it’s a cry for attention), he gets a babysitter and flies into Croatia.

One of the more intriguing aspects is that both the film and Beth are aware that she trusts too easily. On more than one occasion, a character openly questions why she doesn’t assume he is involved. It allows The Weekend Away to at least attempt to say something noteworthy about the line between trust and listening to one’s heart. Also, as details are revealed about the disappearance, there are a few on-the-nose bits regarding slut-shaming and the childish bitterness of a rejected man.

The issue is that, unfortunately, The Weekend Away does devolve into a series of goofy twists and contrived events that continuously undercut the messages the story is getting at. Every suspect is also played over the top, leaving little room for nuance, especially when characters start making drastic decisions that lack logic and purpose to such a degree it becomes apparent they are involved. Still, there is mild forward momentum and suspense, which can’t be said for the terribly executed final 20 minutes. What should have been woven into the third act becomes a lengthy epilogue that only exists to try pulling the rug out from underneath the viewer one more time. And I say try because it’s hard to imagine anyone watching the entire movie not suspecting this person has something to do with the disappearance.

If nothing else, The Weekend Away is a good excuse to turn off your brain for 90 minutes and enjoy a familiar vacation mystery with serious made-for-TV vibes. For better or worse, it is the definition of a Netflix movie.

Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★

Robert Kojder is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and the Critics Choice Association. He is also the Flickering Myth Reviews Editor. Check here for new reviews, follow my Twitter or Letterboxd , or email me at [email protected]

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The Weekend Away

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Leighton Meester as Beth; Christina Wolfe as Kate; Ziad Bakri as Zain; Luke Norris as Rob; Amar Bukvic as Pavic

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March 3, 2022
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As Beth flew into Croatia for her weekend away, there were many things on her mind. First and foremost was the fact that it would be great to see Kate again.

I mean sure, Kate had always seemed in another league, in Beth’s assessment. She was prettier. Richer. She was even classier … when she wasn’t drinking like a fish. But in college they had instantly become fast friends.

After that, their marriages pulled them in different directions. And that’s the second thing on Beth’s mind.

This will be the first time she’s been away from her family in quite some time. And she’ll miss them, of course. Well … she’ll miss her infant daughter, Aster. Beth and her husband Rob haven’t been getting along all that well since the birth. So, a break from him might actually be refreshing.

Is that selfish of me to think , she wonders? I mean, it seems like it’s been forever since she was able to just relax and have a good time without any other responsibilities. But she is married, so she doesn’t want Kate, who’s newly divorced, to drag her into anything too crazy.

As Beth steps out of her cab and walks toward the incredible Airbnb rental that Kate booked, though, she decides to make this weekend, this reunion with a dear friend, as fun and refreshing as possible. That will make everything better. She’s sure of it.

Little does Beth realize that some 12 hours later the local police will be squinting in her direction as a possible suspect in a crime. Was it a kidnapping? An assault? A murder? Something terrible will have happened, and she’ll have no memory of anything.

And that will only be the beginning of Beth’s weekend away.

Positive Elements

In spite of Kate’s poor choices—some of which hurt Beth directly—she and Beth have a pretty good friendship. And Kate tries to correct some bad choices she’s made in the past.

Beth meets a cab driver named Zain, who appears very kind and caring. And with time, Beth comes to trust and rely on him. Even though his character is called into question by others, he proves himself to be a good, reliable friend who’s willing to risk his own wellbeing for Beth’s sake.

We find out that Beth is a caring person who spent part of her youth working with a global rescue initiative.

Spiritual Elements

Sexual content.

Kate tends to dress in slinky dresses that are a tad revealing. And when Beth admits that she forgot to bring a bathing suit for the hot tub, Kate says she’ll have to go in naked. Beth never does get into the hot tub, but Kate strips to her underwear and frolics there—hugging and kissing two guys. We see both Kate and Beth in their underwear—though Beth’s is less revealing.

We also see the back of Kate’s bare shoulders in the shower. We see a shirtless man in the bathroom. And the camera catches a short glimpse of a couple (dressed in underwear) making love in bed.

We find out about a sexual affair Kate had with a married man. And when she learns that Beth and Rob’s sex life has suffered since having a baby, Kate not only suggests that Beth divorce, she also hires two handsome male escorts to prompt Beth into having sex with them. (Beth objects and then passes out without ever going that far). When Beth wakes the next morning, she spots a pile of Kate’s clothes and underwear near a couple opened condom wrappers.

Violent Content

We see two different murders take place. In one, a man falls off a high precipice to his death (off-camera). In the second, a woman is shoved, and she hits her head on a large rock before landing face down in a body of water. Both of those are kept bloodless.

On the other hand, Beth wards off a potential attacker, slamming a door into his face and bloodying his mouth. She then shoves the man, and he bashes his head on the corner of a table. She thinks he might be dead, but he’s only unconscious.

One character suffers a cut from a broken wine glass and leaves a spatter of blood on the floor. Zain, while helping Beth find clues to a mystery, chases a guy down and then manhandles him, threatening to shove him off a cliff-like ledge. Zain also tells Beth about his beloved wife being killed by an attacker late at night. And after Beth accidentally slaps him, Zain notes that a man has three soft spots on his body—throat, crotch and eyes—that a woman should attack if she is in danger.

We see a pasty corpse from the shoulders up in a morgue. Beth is grabbed and shaken.

Crude or Profane Language

There are two misuses of Jesus name and 10 of God’s name. “B–ch” is exclaimed 5 times And the British crudity “bloody” is used twice, once in combo with “h—.”

Drug and Alcohol Content

Beth and Kate drink heavily, imbibing champagne, wine and gin. They start swilling the stuff in the afternoon and carry on through the whole night at a bar. Beth passes out and wakes the next day in an apartment strewn with empty wine glasses. Beth’s husband Rob drinks a beer.

Kate snorts cocaine. We find out that a group of guys regularly drug women with a particular anesthetic drug in an effort to rob them. Police send Beth to get drug tested.

Other Negative Elements

Numerous lies and emotional betrayals pop up between the people we meet. Beth vomits after a night of heavy drinking. Someone steals a woman’s handbag and phone. Zain recommends that Beth “never trust people.” Someone uses hidden cameras to spy on people and their intimate moments. Beth and Zain run from the police. Someone is shown to be associated with a criminal element involved with human trafficking.

Though this movie’s title may sound like that of a romance or a comedy, The Weekend Away is actually a pretty solid murder mystery. It weaves together a tale that snags its innocent protagonist and nudges viewers to worry and fret as she attempts to untangle some well-crafted knots she’s inadvertently caught up in.

Of course, since it is what it is , there are other typical murder-tale elements to deal with here. The movie’s not bloody, but there are several deaths in the mix. Viewers will also encounter rough language, deception, sensual trysts, voyeurism, divorce, cocaine use and lots of heavy drinking.

It’s up to you to decide if those are, uh, deal killers.

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

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Warning: This article contains major The Weekend Away spoilers. Like, pretty much every spoiler.

After you watch The Weekend Away on Netflix, you may think twice before booking that weekend trip with your bestie. Because this new thriller—which began streaming on Netflix today—finds Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester trapped in a weekend getaway trip from hell.

Based on the novel by Sarah Alderson, and directed by Kim Farrant, The Weekend Away will pull you in right away. From the get-go, you won’t trust any of the characters that you meet—except for Leighton Meester, of course. Blair Waldorf would never betray us. But other than that, after one of the two besties on this trip goes missing, everyone is a suspect.

The Weekend Away is a mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end, with plenty of twists and turns along the way—including one big twist that comes at the very end of the movie. If you weren’t paying close attention and got confused, or if you simply want to read about the movie before you watch it on Netflix, then Decider is here to help. Read on for The Weekend Away plot summary and The Weekend Away ending explained.

WHAT IS THE WEEKEND AWAY PLOT SUMMARY?

Beth (Leighton Meester) and her BFF Kate (Christina Wolfe) embark on a weekend vacation in Croatia, in order to help Kate get over her break-up with her ex-boyfriend. The best part? Kate still has access to her ex’s credit card, so the vacation is on him—at least until he figures out what Kate is doing.

Kate encourages Beth to have a wild weekend with her, though Beth would rather FaceTime her husband Rob (Luke Norris) and new baby at home. Trying to be a good friend, Beth agrees to go out to a club with Kate. Kate buys Beth a drink (even though Kate asks for water), and tries to convince her to cheat on her husband with two guys that they meet at the club. The last thing Beth remembers is Kate asking the two men to come back to their place.

The next morning, Beth wakes up with a terrible hangover and a fuzzy memory of arguing with Kate. But Kate is nowhere to be found in the Airbnb, and she’s not answering her phone. Beth reaches out to the taxi driver, Zain (Ziad Bakri) who drove her and Kate to the bar, and, with Zain’s help, she learns that the men she and Kate were with the previous night are prostitutes.

Beth goes to the police, but the police officer, Pavic (Amar Bukvic) doesn’t take her seriously. The next morning, Beth still hasn’t heard from Kate. The cab driver Zain gets the male escorts to confess that they stole Beth and Kate’s bag, but they insist they did not hurt her. Beth gets Kate’s phone back and sees that Kate has missed calls, but she is not able to unlock her phone. Beth’s husband Rob unexpectedly shows up in Croatia, to offer his emotional support to Beth. Shortly after he arrives, the police find Kate’s dead body in the water.

Rob goes back home to London, and Beth gets the police to bring her to Kate’s body, where she is able to unlock Kate’s phone. Beth sees via Kate’s text messages that she was having an affair with Beth’s husband, Rob, who is listed on her phone as “HANDYMAN.” Meanwhile, Beth has become a suspect in Kate’s death—especially when the police find out about the affair. Beth isn’t sure how the police found out about the affair… until she realizes the landlord at her Airbnb is spying on her. After she finds a hidden camera in her room, she steals her landlord’s keys and unlocks the mysterious locked room. Inside, she finds footage of everyone who stays at the Airbnb, including footage of the night Kate went missing. Beth sees that Kate came back to the Airbnb, upset, after being dropped off by a car. She notes the car’s license plate.

After an altercation with her Airbnb host, Beth enlists Zain to help her figure out where Kate went that night. According to Kate’s cab driver, he took Kate to the police station, where she filed a report about the male escorts who stole her bag. Beth can’t understand why the police wouldn’t tell her about this when she first reported Kate missing. Then the police show up, and Beth sees that Officer Pavic has the same car that she saw drop off Kate on the Airbnb footage. She concludes that Pavic is the one who killed Kate, and she runs.

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Pavic corners Beth on a rooftop. Beth accuses him of killing Kate, he says that Kate was a slut, and then physically attacks Beth. The two struggle, and then Pavic loses his footing and falls to his death. The other police officer witnesses this go down and formally apologizes to Beth for not believing her. The police find the footage that confirms Pavic drove Kate home. They also find footage that shows a man hitting Kate on the boardwalk, before shoving her into the water. The police assume that Kate rejected Pavic’s advances, that he took it badly, and killed her. Apparently, he had been accused of sexual misconduct in the past, but the charges were later dropped against him. Having been cleared of all charges, Beth goes back to her life in London. It’s all over… or is it?

Beth is now separated from her husband Rob, and in the film’s final scene, she drops off her baby at his apartment. He asks her to stay for tea, but she declines. However, when she goes to retrieve her car keys from Rob’s coat pocket, she finds a bead from a necklace that she gave Kate on the Croatia trip. She realizes the only way Rob could have that bead is if he saw Kate while they were in Croatia. Plot twist alert: Pavic didn’t kill Kate. It was the husband!

Beth excuses herself to Rob’s bathroom and calls the Croatian policewoman who closed her case. She tells the officer that Pavic didn’t kill Kate, but before she can say more, Rob knocks on the bathroom door to check on her. Beth leaves her phone on while she has a conversation with Rob, and accuses him of killing Kate. Rob confesses and says it was an accident. He showed up in Croatia because Kate had been threatening to tell Beth about the affair, and wasn’t taking Rob’s calls. They got into an argument on the boardwalk, and Rob hit Kate, accidentally knocking her into the river where she slammed her head on a rock. Rob says he assumed she was dead, but we see in a flashback that Rob saw she was struggling in the water.

Beth realizes that the entire weekend away wasn’t about Kate getting over a break-up, it was about Kate trying to help Beth realize who she was without Rob. Beth reveals that she has been on the phone with the police during Rob’s confession. He moves to attack her, but she overpowers him and escapes with her baby. In the film’s final shot, we see Beth walking through the park with her baby, finally free.

Phew. What a twist! But anyone who has seen an episode of Dateline shouldn’t be surprised—it’s always the husband.

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Did you like The Girl on the Train ? Love Gone Girl ? We sure did. As did almost anyone who read those hugely successful novels or watched the star-studded film adaptations that followed. For years, we've seen new books and movies try to replicate the success of those massive thrillers. But, unfortunately, as time passed and the structure of these mysteries was repeated time and time again, the recipe that once felt fresh now feels completely stale.

Thus, we have The Weekend Away , the newest release from Netflix that follows on the heels of The Girl on the Train , A Simple Favor , The Woman in the Window and so many more. If you thought movies of this ilk had been squeezed for everything they had, well—you'd be right. However, it seems the creators of The Weekend Away decided to pinch a few more drops from the mashed-up peel.

Netflix's choice to release this movie is even more intriguing, given that only a couple months back, the streaming juggernaut dropped a Kristen Bell-led TV series jokingly titled The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window , which spoofed movies of this fabric . (Even as a joke though, critics were simply tired of it .)

Now, Netflix has recruited Gossip Girl 's Leighton Meester for another murder mystery with familiar ingredients: a spotty night thanks to drinking, a woman gone missing and the protagonist wrongly accused, shady acquaintances and even shadier husbands. As all this goes down, the actress formerly known as Blair Waldorf puts on a heck of a performance, but she can't save this film from being predictable and underwhelming. Keep reading for our full review.

The Weekend Away sees Meester as Beth, a London-based new mother who is dealing with complacency in her marriage, self-consciousness about her appearance and a hesitancy to party too hard or spend money like she did when she was younger. Beth's problems are all too relatable, and when she embarks on a weekend getaway to Croatia with her best friend, Kate (Christina Wolfe), the film perfectly sets these characters up for trouble by placing them in a country that is unfamiliar to them, where the native language is one they don't speak.

However, while the Mediterranean backdrop is a breath of fresh air compared to the suburban claustrophobia of similar movies of this genre, that is where the differences stop.

From this point on, The Weekend Away plays out how you'd expect. When Kate goes missing, Beth immediately begins to investigate, thanks to a drunken night she doesn't remember and an encounter with two suspicious men they met at a bar. And when Beth turns to the Croatian police, she is met by a male officer who dismisses her concern.

One of the most frustrating aspects of The Weekend Away is how it only touches on issues that need to be explored more deeply. When Beth is convinced that she was drugged by the men at the bar, the police doubt her story (even though it turns out to be true). When the male police officer ignores protocol and bribes Beth's landlord to collect information, his actions are never questioned until the very end (even though he has a criminal record himself). And racism is at play when a Syrian refugee named Zain (Ziad Bakri) is immediately marked as dangerous and linked to a human trafficking group, even though he is the only one who is willing to help Beth and hear her story (and he is proven to be innocent all along).

These issues are brushed by and they're merely used as crutches to advance a story we've seen a thousand times, even though they could provide a much more nuanced plot.

As previously stated, Meester shines in this role, and she perfectly sells the part of a stressed, confused young mother, even for those who only know her for playing a spoiled, manipulative teenager. The rest of the cast supports her well, with solid performances from Wolfe (even though she has very limited screen time), Bakri and her husband Rob, played by Poldark 's Luke Norris.

But in addition to repeating oft-told tropes, The Weekend Away really does feel like a weekend vacation in that it goes by more quickly than you want it to. Each surprising twist seems to fall at the drop of a hat and there's little room for suspense. If the movie was perhaps a bit longer or the pacing was handled differently, there might've been room to explore the challenging topics more deeply and leave the viewer more on-edge. It makes sense this movie is based on a book (its author, Sarah Alderson, also wrote the screenplay) because the book probably offers more space for character development and tension.

Instead, all the (to be honest, quite expected) twists aren't given time to be shocking. We are shown little of Beth and Kate's friendship and Beth and Rob's marriage, so it feels hard to care or understand the history behind these relationships. However, Alderson does manage to fit in a double twist, which sadly, still feels predictable after the recent release of thrillers like Behind Her Eyes and The Invisible Man , both of which closed with two successive twists.

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Disappointingly, The Weekend Away is a very middle-of-the-road thriller that doesn't use its arresting lead to its advantage. Instead of acting as a cinematic getaway, the movie feels like a winding rehash of every psychological thriller of the past ten years. Yes, we did love Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train . But after years of copycats, we'd love something new even more.

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The weekend away review: meester's film is gone girl minus suspense & thrills.

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.

With Netflix's The Weekend Away , Leighton Meester finds herself in a situation familiar to many cinematic heroes. A psychological thriller in the vein of Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train, The Weekend Away holds all the elements of a classic missing-persons mystery. Unfortunately, the film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Alderson (also the writer of the script here), lacks the same thrills and suspense that have pushed so many others in this genre to great heights. Director Kim Farrant finds moments of cleverness, but also takes too much time to up the stakes. 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.

New mother Beth (Meester) has been pulled away from her daughter and unhappy marriage in London to indulge in a fun-filled weekend in Croatia with her best friend Kate (Christina Wolfe). Her first night there, Beth is hoping for a nice dinner and to turn in early, but Kate swiftly pulls her into a wild night out... which proves to be a fatal decision. Beth wakes the next morning to find Kate missing, and despite her best efforts, no one seems to believe that something awful happened. Armed with only a taxi driver named Zain (Ziad Bakri) as an ally, Beth sets out to uncover just what happened to her friend.

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The Weekend Away doesn't waste much time in getting to Kate's disappearance; by the 15-minute mark, she's gone and Beth is worried. One would then expect Farrant to dive right into this confounding mystery, but The Weekend Away instead takes a slower approach. The pacing is uneven, with a more restrained start that later gives way to rapid-fire twists. Beth gradually pieces together some details of the night before — which she can't recall, much to her frustration — but the first steps forward in her investigation only come about because she has Zain to help her. For the first portion of The Weekend Away , Beth is more of a passive bystander. It's only later on in the action that she brings out some clever moves of her own, including one that's a sly callback to an early moment. Beth could be a compelling character, a woman desperate to find her friend in an inhospitable environment. Overall, though, Alderson's script doesn't give Meester much else to do besides cry and fret.

Of course, anyone who has seen Meester's previous work will know she has the range for a number of characters. The Weekend Away 's Beth is a far cry from the performance Meester is best known for — Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl — and yet the actress has no problem sinking into her meeker persona. Because of how quickly Kate's disappearance comes about, it's hard to get a proper reading on her friendship with Beth. However, thanks to Meester, that connection is felt through Beth's desperation to find Kate. Meester lets the audience feel Beth's pain, particularly when a twist nearly midway through takes The Weekend Away in a new direction. The rest of the cast is solid, with Bakri perhaps making the biggest impression as the surprisingly helpful Zain.

With a movie like The Weekend Away , bringing something new to the format is incredibly difficult. There have already been countless other movies with the same sort of premise, so all it really takes is a compelling mystery, a good amount of suspense, and a devastating twist to win over audiences. Unfortunately, The Weekend Away doesn't have nearly enough of the second part, thus hindering everything else. The most suspenseful sequence finds Beth uncovering something about her creepy landlord (Adrian Pezdiric), but the rest of the mystery lacks that same propulsion. This connects back to the shaky pacing, which results in the biggest twist coming with just 15 minutes left in the film. To be fair, said ending is pretty intriguing and fills in gaps viewers might not have realized were there.

Still, The Weekend Away 's solid ending isn't quite enough to make up for the underwhelming journey. There are far more compelling psychological thrillers out there these days, and this one comes across as a merely average effort. Meester is a reason to watch, so fans of her work might find something here. All told, though, The Weekend Away is a missing-persons adventure that isn't as gripping as it could've been.

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When two women head off on a girls trip to croatia, things go very very wrong when one ends up dying and the other is accused of her murder in the weekend away. a solid thriller starring leighton meester..

Netflix movie fans love a solid whodunnit so get ready for The Weekend Away starring Leighton Meester ( Single Parents ).

Directed by Kim Farrant and based on the best selling thriller novel of the same name by Sarah Alderson, The Weekend Away sees Beth and her best friend Kate (Christina Wolfe) head off on a girls trip to Croatia.

Exhausted from being a new mum, Beth still agrees to go drinking with Kate but things go wrong when Beth wakes up any cannot remember anything from the previous night before.

To make things worse, her friend vanishes and after a frantic search turns up dead. Beth becomes the primary suspect which is pretty difficult to defend as she has only a fuzzy memory of the night out.

With the help of a local taxi driver called Zain (Ziad Bakri), she attempts to go on the run to find out what exactly happened to her friend.

But her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret and Beth's life is turned upside down. Did she kill her best friend or has this all been an elaborate coverup?

The Weekend Away Release Date

If, like us, you can't wait to get stuck into this weekend getaway gone wrong thriller, then you'll be pleased to know that The Weekend Away release date on Netflix worldwide is March 3rd 2022 .

Is The Weekend Away Worth Watching?

I'll be the first to admit that some of the Netflix thrillers haven't been of the highest quality. Secret Obsession anyone?? That movie has so many holes you could have sieved flour through it!

However, they have upped their game and The Weekend Away is a prime example of picking all the right ingredients to make a decent thrill that is well worth watching.

I mean it has it all – an annual weekend getaway with the girls, a woman being accused of killing her best friend, devastating secrets, gorgeous location (Croatia), and the fabulous Leighton Meester on the run trying to figure out what happened!

The fact that it is based on a best seller by Sarah Alderson, who also wrote the screenplay, helps a lot. Though I should point out that there are quite a few differences – not least the main character is called Beth not Orla as she is in the original book.

So yes, The Weekend Away is definitely worth watching!

Cast Of The Weekend Away

I wonder if Leighton Meester ever gets tired of hearing ‘ xoxo ‘? ( Gossip Girl reference).

Anyway in this movie she plays a woman accused of murder when her best friend disappears during a girls weekend away – hence the name of the movie!

But she is not on her own so here is the rest of the cast in the Netflix movie The Weekend Away …

Leighton Meester – Beth, married and mum of one

Luke Norris – Beth's husband

Christina Wolfe – Kate, the best friend who goes missing

Ziad Bakri – Zain the taxi driver who helps Beth

Amar Bukvic – Pavic, the Detective investigating the murder

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The Weekend Away review – a thriller with no thrills

This review of the Netflix film The Weekend Away does not contain spoilers.

A good thriller always knows how to play with the audience’s anticipations. Leighton Meester-starring new Netflix film The Weekend Away misses that drastically. As a result, it becomes a prime example of flat storytelling with nothing to offer emotionally or artistically.

Based on the book by Sarah Alderson (who also wrote the screenplay for the film) and directed by Kim Farrant, the plot is not a unique one, especially for the thriller genre. A middle-aged married girl, Beth (Leighton Meester), comes to Croatia to spend a weekend with her college days best friend, Kate (Christina Wolfe). Though the two are total opposites in their characteristics, they share a strong bond. Kate is an extrovert who leads a wild, careless and risky lifestyle. At the same time, Beth is a mother of a child, calculated, and has a sense of responsibility towards her life. The two have a great time with each other after meeting in the film’s first act. But things get an unexpected turn.

This director establishes this classic thriller outline quite well in the first act. Despite showing affection, there is a concealed coldness and distance between the two characters. That leads to tension and anticipation for a more excellent mystery to brew in the opening scenes. But as the story progresses, this tension dies out, replacing it with flatness in the narrative. The twists and turns are too pretentious and unfulfilling that you don’t even care for them from a certain point in time. Also, the logical loopholes the movie harbors are inconceivable. For example, the police convict a person based on street CCTV footage in a scene. It is said that the person’s face is identified from that footage. But in a later scene, we understand that the person in the footage is someone else. It feels pretty dumb for me to digest why the police come to a clear-cut conclusion by seeing the footage at first if there is a doubt. Like these, there are other scenes in the movie which feel dumb in the same way.

The most unfortunate aspect of all in the movie is the actors’ performances. A good actor’s acting stands upon his ability to listen and react to the situation. Leighton Meester hurriedly throws her dialogue at the screen. She is not responding to the situations surrounding her. Thus there is no connection to her character. Christina Wolfe has a limited screen time but overcomes the symptoms of Leighton. But her character has no depth and also fails to make a mark.

I see the promise in Palestinian actor Ziad Bakri. He plays the role of Zain, a taxi driver, who helps Beth unravel the mystery of Kate’s disappearance. Ziad successfully portrays the various shades of the character, from a war-torn heartbroken man to a rugged protector of Kate in her helpless situation. I think Ziad is the only sustaining element in the entire film.

Every week, we encounter a thriller show or film on the streaming platforms. So, nowadays, the content has to provide something unique to get the audience’s attention. The Weekend Away does not only miss the uniqueness, but its cliches are also drably executed. As a result, it becomes a film that fails to connect people and becomes a thriller with no thrills.

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Previewed today with first-look images, the Netflix thriller The Weekend Away is coming to the streaming service on March 3 , documenting a weekend vacation gone awry.

In the Netflix thriller, “ A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman is accused of killing her best friend and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret.”

Leighton Meester , Christina Wolfe , Ziad Bakri , and Luke Norris star.

The Weekend Away is based on the book by Sarah Alderson . Kim Farrant directed the Netflix thriller, written by Alderson. You can check out sneak peek first-look images below.

Producers on the film include Erica Steinberg, Charlie Morrison, and Ben Pugh. Executive producers are Kari Hatfield and Sarah Alderson.

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Netflix’s The Weekend Away , is based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Alderson. This highly-anticipated thriller stars Gossip Girl’s (Blair Waldorf), Leighton Meester, making it appealing to the teen crowd. Is The Weekend Away kid-friendly? I’m breaking down all of the thematic elements, including its TV-14 rating, in my The Weekend Away Parents Guide and Movie Review. Here’s what parents need to know to help YOU decide if it’s appropriate for kids. As always, no spoilers!

The Weekend Away Parents Guide + Movie Review

Beth (Leighton Meester), and Kate (Christina Wolf), couldn’t be more opposite. But, that seems to be why they’re such great friends. They balance each other out. A weekend vacation is long overdue for these best friends. Beth is a new mom and Kate just went through a divorce. A quick escape from reality seems to be exactly what they both desperately need.

But what was supposed to be an exciting evening out, turns deadly. Beth wakes up with no recollection of what happened the night before, and Kate is missing. Before long, Beth finds herself at a morgue identifying Kate’s body, and is now a prime suspect in her friends murder.

Trapped in a foreign country and desperate to prove her innocence, Beth seeks out to uncover what truly happened to Kate.

The Weekend Away Leighton Meester and Christina Wolf

IS THE WEEKEND AWAY KID-FRIENDLY? HERE’S YOUR PARENTS GUIDE:

Fans of Gossip Girl are going to want to see Leighton Meester’s character in The Weekend Away . But what ages is it best suited for? Netflix’s The Weekend Away has an MPAA rating of TV-14 for violence, language, and suggestive dialogue. It has a runtime of 1 hour 29 minutes. Here’s what parents need to know before watching The Weekend Away with their children.

I was honesty expecting more language than was present in this film. There aren’t any F bombs. I did hear the word “B!tch” used multiple times, but overall I found the language not terrible.

There is quite a bit of violence in The Weekend Away . Ultimately the movie is about a murder, so this is to be expected. You will see guns, knives, chase scenes, and dead bodies. One character falls to their death. It is no secret that Kate drowns. Her murder is shown.

Mature Content

This is where The Weekend Away earns its TV-14 rating. Drugs play a big role in this film. You will see characters participate in illegal drugs and others will be drugged unbeknownst to them. There is a lot of heavy drinking right from the start, and a lot of talk about “getting drunk.” The way alcohol is portrayed is glorified, however, you are also shown the dangers of excessive drinking and drugs.

Some characters engage on sex, but no nudity is shown.

Age Recommendation

The Weekend Away might appeal to teens, but it was not made for them. I would recommend this Netflix film for mature ages 16 and up and encourage you to watch with them.

Overall Thoughts

Netflix’s The Weekend Away is your classic whodunit thriller. Its nonstop action will keep viewers engaged and continuously guessing along the way. The many twists and turns will have you questioning everything. The Weekend Away is fast-paced and a great flick to sit down and escape your own reality. Sure it might be a bit anxiety inducing and get your heart pounding, but its a decent watch. Stream The Weekend Away exclusively on Netflix!

The Weekend Away Synopsis

A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman (Leighton Meester) is accused of killing her best friend (Christina Wolfe) and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret.

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A weekend getaway to Croatia that goes awry when a woman is accused of killing her best friend. As she attempts to clear her name and uncover the truth, her efforts unearth a painful secret.
Two best friends, Kate and Beth, have overcome personal setbacks, and no matter what life throws at them, they always look forward to their annual weekend away. 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.
New mom Beth (Leighton Meester) flies to Croatia for a getaway trip arranged by her newly divorced best friend, Kate (Christina Wolfe). At dinner, Beth confides that her marriage to her husband Rob (Luke Norris) has hit a dull patch and is uncertain what to do. That night, they go clubbing and two men flirt with them. Kate suggests Beth have a one-night-stand. The next morning, Beth wakes up foggy about the night's events, realizing Kate is missing. She speaks to the AirBnb apartment owner Sebastian who says he will charge them extra for the 2 guys they brought home the previous night. After contacting Rob and Kate's ex Jay (Parth Thakerar), both dismissing her concerns given Kate's self-centered and wild personality, she contacts the police, also indifferent. Only Zain (Ziad Bakri), the Syrian taxi driver (whom Beth tipped every time) who drove them to the club, is empathetic and agrees to help. With his help, Beth recovers Kate's purse and phone, and learns the men from the club were escorts (Mateo (Lujo Kuncevic) & Luka (Marko Braic)), hired by Kate. However, they're con men who drug and rob the women they service, like Kate and Beth. With this new information, Beth returns to the police who finally start an official investigation into Kate's disappearance. She is tested for drugs and sexual assault. Beth calls Kate's boyfriend Jay, who says he hasn't spoken to Kate for weeks. Rob also arrives in Croatia and immediately suspects Zain. Kate's body is found shortly after in the water, to Beth's horrified grief. She unlocks Kate's phone using her face at the morgue. Searching her phone for clues, she finds text messages between Rob and Kate revealing an affair. Beth is called into the police station, as their new primary suspect. It is revealed that both Kate and Beth had drugs in their systems, something Beth suspected due to her memory loss and insists she was drugged. The police interviewed the two escorts, who have no criminal history and deny any wrongdoing. The police confiscate her passport as they continue to investigate her. Beth calls Jay and finds out he knew Rob and Kate were having an affair. She speaks to Zain, but rules out Rob as Kate's killer as he was home with their baby over the weekend. Beth calls Rob and confronts him that she knows they were having an affair. The police come and arrest Beth. The police tell her Zain has connections to a human-trafficking gang, accusing Beth of hiring him to murder Kate because of the affair with her husband. Beth confronts Zain, who says the gang transported him into the country and nothing more, insisting he had nothing to do with Kate's murder. Beth is alarmed as to how the police knew that Rob was having an affair with Kate. She finds that her room is bugged. While the Airbnb host Sebastian (Adrian Pezdirc) is away, Beth sneaks into his private recording studio, discovering he secretly records all of his renters. Searching the footage, Beth sees she was put in bed early the night Kate went missing. It also shows Kate being robbed by the escorts, getting in a car to report it, and eventually returning in a different car. Beth writes down the license plate number. Sebastian returns and Kate and he fight. Sebastian deletes all the videos, but Beth is able to escape. She runs outside and Zain is there. They go to the taxi company and interview the driver who drove Kate that night. He said Kate had him drive her to follow the two men, and eventually he dropped her off at the police station. On the news, Beth is named a suspected murderer and while out looking for clues, Zain and Beth are reported by locals, so the police come to arrest them. when Pavic comes to arrest Beth, she discovers that it was Pavic's (Amar Bukvic) car who dropped Kate back that night, the policeman who doubted her story. Pavic was involved in Kate's disappearance. Zain gives himself up so Beth can escape, but she's caught by Pavic. She accuses him of killing Kate because she rejected his advances and, during their struggle, he falls off the building's ledge to his death. Beth learns that Pavic had a history of assaulting sex workers, but he couldn't be fired due to a lack of evidence and he was moved to tourism. Due to the autopsy report, it's believed that Pavic hit Kate on the back of the head and dumped her in the local river while she was still alive. Beth is declared innocent and she thanks Zain for his help. Sometime later, Beth gets an SMS from Zain on her way to dropping Aster off at Rob's for a visit, reading "See you soon". Rob wants reconciliation, but she refuses. While seeking her car keys, Beth finds black onyx beads from the necklace she gave Kate in Rob's coat pocket. She realizes Rob killed Kate and, while on the line with the police, confronts him. He admits he flew to Croatia to stop Kate from revealing their affair. In flashbacks, it's shown that Rob was willing to leave Beth for Kate. But Kate called the affair the biggest mistake of her life and planned to tell Beth. However, Rob tells Beth it was the other way around. He admits he got angry and became aggressive with Kate, pushing her into the water before running off. Beth realizes Kate had invited her to Croatia to remind her of who she was before Rob and that she deserved better. As the police recorded his confession, local police are sent to the house. Beth leaves with her baby as Rob is arrested.

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What if I told you that midway through “Knuckles,” the new Paramount+ limited series based on the character from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe, there’s a mini rock opera featuring vocals from Michael Bolton? If that piques your interest, then you will find many things to enjoy in this show, which frequently feels less like an exercise in I.P. expansion and more like an experiment from comedy weirdos. There’s some strange sauce at work in “Knuckles,” which makes it overcome its crassly commercial origins to feel like a worthwhile watch for those in need of a quick and zany distraction.

At its core, “Knuckles” is a spinoff of the two “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies about a blue alien who can go fast. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” (2022) introduced Knuckles, a bright red echidna, sometimes called a spiny anteater, voiced by Idris Elba, who starts out as Sonic’s foe but turns out to be an ally. You don’t actually really need to know much of anything about the “Sonic” movies or Sega video games to enjoy “Knuckles,” however. There’s occasionally mention of Sonic lore, but it just serves as a backdrop to a bizarre buddy comedy.

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So, yes, “Knuckles” is mostly about a man and an animated egg-laying mammal with super strength venturing from Montana to Reno in order to bowl. Along the way they are pursued by some bad guys (Scott Mescudi, a.k.a. the rapper Kid Cudi, and Ellie Taylor) who want to trap Knuckles, but they also stop to have Shabbat dinner at Wade’s childhood home. There, Wade’s mother, played by Stockard Channing, teaches Knuckles about Judaism and the filmography of Julia Roberts.

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Created by John Whittington and Toby Ascher, “Knuckles” has a shockingly deep well of comedic talent. It features Edi Patterson, who is just as funny here as she is on “The Righteous Gemstones,” as Wade’s ornery sister, as well as Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel as a pair of sports announcers. Cary Elwes eventually shows up as a smug, tea-sipping bowling champ.

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Alex Garland’s “Civil War” fended off incursions from new movies to retain its box office title for the second weekend in a row.

The provocative film, from independent A24, is expected to generate about $11.1 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada through Sunday, bringing its total domestic box gross to $44.9 million, according to Comscore.

The R-rated dystopian thriller, also written by Garland, stars Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny and Wagner Moura as journalists in a near-future time struggling to cover deadly urban warfare on U.S. soil, as California and Texas unite to take down a president who has given himself an unconstitutional third term.

Universal Pictures’ “Abigail,” the R-rated horror tale about a monstrous 12-year-old ballerina battling her captors, made a splash as it came in a close second to “Civil War” with an estimated $10.2 million at the box office, according to Comscore. It opened in 3,384 locations.

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Comscore estimated the overall total box office haul for the three-day window would reach $65.4 million. Year-to-date, the box office slump continues with an estimated $1.98 billion in domestic ticket sales, down 19% compared with 2023.

Last weekend, “Civil War” opened with an estimated $25.7 million in ticket sales from the U.S. and Canada, which exceeded industry expectations. The strong showing marked the biggest domestic opening weekend for an A24 movie since the company’s founding 12 years ago. With a reported $50 million budget, “Civil War” is A24’s most expensive movie ever. The movie played in 3,929 theaters.

A24’s movies include best-picture Oscar winners “Moonlight” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” and other standouts including, “Hereditary,” “Lady Bird” and “Uncut Gems.”

Last weekend, “Civil War” toppled Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla x Kong,” which had held the top spot for two weekends. This weekend, “Godzilla x Kong,” is expected to come in third place with $9.5 million in ticket sales for a domestic total of $171.6 million through four weekends.

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In tennis, love starts with zero and rockets up from there. The same goes for "Challengers," directed by master sensualist Luca Guadagnino ("Call Me By Your Name") with a knack for finding the hilarious and hardcore in any game -- tennis and sex included.

Zendaya , a double Emmy winner for "Euphoria," glitters like gold dust as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy sidelined by injury into giving it up as a player.

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For instance, the film begins and ends with a tennis match that pits Art and Patrick against each other while Tashi watches and the camera (kudos to the stunningly kinetic artistry of cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom and editor Marco Costa) practically does somersaults to catch every point of view, including that of a tennis ball with a life all its own.

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Guadagnino and gifted newbie screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes, driven by a dazzling score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, prefer mad jumble as their default mode.

The whiplash is worth it, especially for a flashback to Tashi invading a hotel room shared by the boys and sparking a puppyish threeway that ends with Art and Patrick making out and Tashi smiling wickedly.

As Tashi teasingly says, "I'm taking such good care of my little white boys."

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‘Civil War’ declares victory at the box office, toppling ‘Godzilla x Kong’

This image released by A24 shows Kirsten Dunst in a scene from “Civil War.” (Murray Close/A24 via AP)

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Alex Garland’s provocative “ Civil War ” didn’t only ignite the discourse . The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.

It’s the biggest R-rated opening of the year to date and a record for A24, the studio behind films like “Everything Everywhere All At Once” and “The Iron Claw.” “Civil War” also unseated “ Godzilla x Kong ” from its perch atop the box office. The titan movie from Warner Bros. had held the No. 1 spot for the past two weekends .

“Civil War,” starring Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura and Cailee Spaeny as front-line journalists in the near future covering a devastating conflict in the U.S. and trying to make their way to Washington, D.C. The story, written by Garland, who is also the mind behind “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation,” imagines a U.S. in which California and Texas have united against a president who has disbanded the FBI and given himself a third term.

Though entirely fictional, “Civil War” has been inspiring debates since the first trailer that have extended beyond the musings of film critics and traditional reviews. This weekend, The New York Times ran two opinion pieces related to the movie, one by Stephen Marche and another by Michelle Goldberg . There were also pieces on CNN and Politico.

This image released by A24 shows a scene from "Civil War." (A24 via AP)

Going into the weekend, projections pegged the film to debut in the $15 to $24 million range. The studio said “Civil War” overperformed in markets “from LA to El Paso.” The data analytics company EntTelligence reported that the film has attracted over 1.7 million patrons this weekend and that the top three markets were Los Angeles, New York and Dallas.

“The title alone is enough to spark a conversation in a year where the political discourse is top of mind,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “And they couldn’t have picked a better date. This movie is perfectly timed in a month that is very quiet.”

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AP correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports on “Civil War” leading the box office.

The film opened on 3,838 screens in the U.S. and Canada, including IMAX. It’s the most expensive movie that the studio has ever made, with a production budget of $50 million, which does not account for millions spent on marketing and promotion.

IMAX showings of “Civil War,” which was playing on 400 of the large format screens, accounted for $4.2 million, or 16.5% of the domestic total.

This image released by A24 shows Cailee Spaeny, left, and Kirsten Dunst in a scene from "Civil War." (A24 via AP)

This image released by A24 shows Cailee Spaeny, left, and Kirsten Dunst in “Civil War.” (A24 via AP)

Reviews have been largely positive. It’s currently at 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 77% audience score. Its CinemaScore was a B-, which has sometimes indicated that word of mouth might not be strong going forward. But that might not be the case with “Civil War,” which doesn’t have a tremendous amount of competition over the next few weeks until “The Fall Guy” opens on May 3.

“You have to take all the metrics together, including the competitive landscape,” Dergarabedian said.

But it is a notable win for the studio, which doesn’t always open films nationwide out of the gates. Before “Civil War,” A24’s biggest debut was the Ari Aster horror “Hereditary,” which opened to $13.6 million in 2018.

“This isn’t destined to be a $200 million global blockbuster. But it’s a very high-profile win for A24,” Dergarabedian said. “They’re a studio that pushes the envelope. They’re a brand associated with a certain level of quality and filmmaking expertise, pushing boundaries and taking risks. It’s well-earned over the years.”

Second place went to “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” which earned $15.5 million in its third weekend to bring its running domestic total to nearly $158 million. Another “Empire” movie, Sony’s “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” took third place in its fourth weekend with $5.8 million. It’s now at $160 million worldwide.

Rounding out the top five was Universal and DreamWorks’ “Kung Fu Panda 4,” in fourth with $5.5 million in weekend six, and “Dune: Part Two” with $4.3 million in its seventh weekend. “Dune 2” has now earned $272 million domestically.

This weekend also saw the box office year-to-date comparisons take a big hit. Last year, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” brought in over $92 million in its second weekend in theaters. On the same weekend in 2023, the top 10 accounted for over $142 million, compared to this year’s $68.4 million. The year to date is back down to 16% after seeing some recovery with the success of “Dune: Part Two.”

“The box office has been a seesaw,” Dergarabedian said. “But we all knew this was going to be a rough month for comps because of ‘Mario.’”

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Civil War,” $25.7 million.

2. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” $15.5 million.

3. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” $5.8 million.

4. “Kung Fu Panda 4,” $5.5 million.

5. “Dune: Part Two,” $4.3 million.

6. “Monkey Man,” $4.1 million.

7. “The First Omen,” $3.8 million.

8. “The Long Game,” $1.4 million.

9. “Shrek 2,” $1.4 million.

10. “SUGA - Agust D Tour ‘D-DAY’ The Movie,” $990,881.

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Zendaya dominates this weekend box office with her new film Challengers and a resurgence in Dune: Part Two on an otherwise quiet weekend at the box office — which comes before the May kickoff of the summer movie season next week.

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Challengers offers an adult entry into a marketplace dominated lately by franchises and blockbusters, and it also serves as splendid date-night material for young-adult couples who could help it land at the higher end of estimates. Factor in the Zendaya fanbase, and Challengers should finish somewhere between $12-17 million domestic.

International is harder to call, but with most major markets opening this week and weekend, Challengers should see somewhere around $25-30 million global this weekend, which isn’t bad against a budget in $50 million territory. Additional territories including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Ukraine are just around the corner when May gets underway.

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The Zendaya fanbase also has another chance to catch Dune: Part Two in IMAX before it leaves theaters. The sci-fi sequel pairing Zendaya with Timothée Chalamet gets a revival on the premium format this weekend, taking over 200 IMAX screens even as its overall theatrical footprint continues to recede. Dune: Part Two is eyeing somewhere around $1.5 million this weekend.

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I’m surprised that there hasn’t been some cross-promotional push around Zendaya in the marketing, frankly, since Warner Bros. Discovery is distributing Challengers internationally and is a partner with Legendary Pictures on the Dune franchise. Ads promoting this as the weekend for fans to catch both Zendaya films together at the end of spring, and leaning into date-night framing, might’ve provided an extra box office boost.

That’s the sort of pairing I wrote about recently as helping the first quarter of 2024 overperform, and setting the stage for a summer movie season kicked off with a pairing of The Fall Guy on May 3 and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on May 10.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and The Fall Guy are second- and third-tier franchises, respectively, so they admittedly don’t pack the top-tier punch of the usual Marvel releases we’ve grown accustomed to seeing as the first blockbusters of summer. However, they can combine to provide enough steady traffic to theaters while strong holdovers — especially with proper cross-promotion, hint-hint — also help do added duty to stem some of the box office bleed this year.

Which is also the sort of opportunity currently available when you’ve got some nice counterprogramming like Challengers — an adult drama with a bit of an almost-thriller feel, sexy and boundaries-testing, headed by a popular star who also has a blockbuster still in theaters.

Regardless, Challengers isn’t going to be another blockbuster, but it also probably won’t be another disappointment either. It should do well enough that secondary markets make it plenty profitable enough.

Likewise, Dune: Part Two won’t be soaring all the way to the top of the weekend box office charts even with its return to IMAX, but the film is about to top $700 million worldwide and still in the domestic weekly top-10 after two months of release due to remarkably small weekly declines (less than a 1/3 drop last weekend).

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Elsewhere, Civil War should ease to about $5-6 million stateside this weekend, but could wind up beat by horror Abigail . The two were neck and neck last weekend, finishing with Civil War the victory by less than $1 million.

Both of those films could be bested by the MonsterVerse team-up Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire , if this other Legendary-WBD collaboration falls less than 40% again. This weekend should see the kaiju sequel stomping toward $510 million.

Somewhere in that mix, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare will stake out perhaps $5 million, after a soft $11 million domestic bow but potentially aided by an A- audience grade via Cinemascore, which puts it ahead of both Civil War (B-) and Abigail (B). I wouldn’t be surprised to see it hold better at $6 million or so, but the overall disinterest from audiences suggests it won’t linger long.

Most interesting of these holdovers is Kung Fu Panda 4 . Last weekend — the film’s seventh in release — the animated sequel enjoyed a fantastic 85% North American hold and 68% international hold, grossing $20 million in total receipts.

Those sorts of holds have carried Kung Fu Panda 4 to $485 million heading into weekend #8, so it could pass the $500 million mark this weekend. I fully expect it to celebrate that victory by close of business Sunday.

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