“A Perfect Getaway” is a lean, 97-minute thriller where characters discuss writing for the movies and second-reel plot twists while kayaking with a secret killer and hiking alongside homicidal maniacs.

Milla Jovovich mesmerizes as newlywed Cydney, a fresh-faced, dark-haired beauty whose dazzling eyes, often shown in close-up, reflect traces of the terror that defines her. Near the end of the film, Jovovich delivers my newest favorite line of movie dialog. Cydney identifies a target for a police SWAT team member who proceeds to pull the trigger. After the high-powered bullet hits its mark, Cydney, with hints of fatalism and exhaustion, confirms the cop got it right by uttering the ultimate dismissal, “Yeah, him.”