The Weekend Away (2022) -- S: Leighton Meester -- Netflix
02-18-22 | 01:13 AM
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The Weekend Away (2022) -- S: Leighton Meester -- Netflix
THE WEEKEND AWAY is an edge-of-your-seat thriller that follows two best friends on a vacation gone awry. When one of them goes missing, the other must prove her innocence but her efforts to get to the truth uncover painful secrets. Directed by Kim Farrant. Screenplay by Sarah Alderson. Based on the book: 'The Weekend Away' by Sarah Alderson.
Starring: Leighton Meester “Beth”, Christina Wolfe “Kate”, Ziad Bakri “Zain”, Luke Norris “Rob”
This premieres on Netflix March 3rd.
If you don't know who Leighton Meester is, she is probably best known as one of the leads of the CW series Gossip Girl.
The trailer kind of reminds me of a Lifetime movie somewhat.
06-20-22 | 03:57 PM
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So I did watch this last night. As I speculated in my OP, this is very much formatted like a Lifetime TV movie. Two female friends go off an a vacation, one mysteriously dies and the other ends up being a suspect. The friend then searches for the truth. There is a pretty predictable reveal that is very much in line with how Lifetime movies work. Leighton Meester was fine in this. It was a little odd that she was playing a very homely Mom with a newborn at home and the friend was the floozy, who ends up getting killed.
Ultimately I won't remember this movie a month from now, but it wasn't a horrible time killer. But, it's very predictable and offers nothing new to this genre. It isn't even edgy. It's very TV movie.
Ultimately I won't remember this movie a month from now, but it wasn't a horrible time killer. But, it's very predictable and offers nothing new to this genre. It isn't even edgy. It's very TV movie.
06-20-22 | 08:23 PM
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06-20-22 | 10:18 PM
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Re: The Weekend Away (2022) -- S: Leighton Meester -- Netflix
Other than Meester and her hot missing friend not a lot to remember from this.
06-21-22 | 03:26 PM
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06-21-22 | 08:00 PM
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I think she got her big break in Gossip Girl and is married to Adam Brody.
06-21-22 | 10:02 PM
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I don't consider her some amazing actress, but she was fine in this movie.
06-23-22 | 01:27 PM
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06-25-22 | 11:46 AM
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Re: The Weekend Away (2022) -- S: Leighton Meester -- Netflix
Ha, according to the Rank ‘Em as You See ‘Em thread, I watched this one back on 4/1 and never bothered to bump this thread. It was ok but about the quality of a standard TV movie, so perfect filler for the streaming era. I know Meester’s name from Gossip Girl (which I never watched) and thought she was fine in this.
out of five stars
out of five stars
