Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.
The Weekend Away is a fairly formulaic thriller that follows well-worn missing-person mystery beats without adding much fresh perspective. The plot relies on convenient twists and red herrings that feel recycled from the genre, and the central mystery's resolution is predictable. Acting is serviceable but unremarkable, with performances that don't elevate the material. Croatia provides some visual appeal and the cinematography makes decent use of the locations, which is the film's modest high point. Novelty is low — the premise of a woman investigating her friend's disappearance while being a suspect herself is well-trodden territory, executed without a distinctive voice. The ending offers a resolution but lands without much impact or surprise.