Safe Haven
A young woman takes up her mysterious past one more time when her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
20 November 1936, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
20 April 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 September 1937, USA
7 December 1955, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
3 March 1958, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
15 September 1966, Hastings, Minnesota, USA
14 November 1972, Minot, North Dakota, USA
8 September 1955, Rochester, New York, USA
30 May 2002, Alabama, USA
12 April 1989, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
8 July 1949, New York City, New York, USA
October 18, 2013
few will leave the cinema feeling they've seen something original or affecting
March 07, 2013
Keeping up with the movie's inane plot twists makes for a capricious good time, but an unimaginative denouement turns the whole thing into a fool's errand.
February 14, 2013
It's as though the filmmakers lacked the confidence to stick with the basic story, which served every element needed in a Sparks-infused guilty pleasure.
October 09, 2013
While a predictable chick flick, Safe Haven is never dull. It's not particularly good, either.
May 16, 2016
If you're a fan of Sparks, and like-minded feel-good romantic dramas, Safe Haven will deliver what you know and love; everyone else should be well warned by now.
January 03, 2014
A movie whose punch line is so delightfully absurd that even after you pretty much know what's coming you spit out your Pepsi anyway.
February 26, 2013
[The] final reel ... descends into the Vortex of Bonkers, delivering fits of unexpected laughter.
December 26, 2013
All the usual romance and idyllic locations-and-vengeful-violent-ex-husband, up until the weirdest, most out-of-nowhere plot twist ever.
July 13, 2013
A wholly inert lump of by-the-numbers syrup that's as boring as it is pointless.
February 15, 2013
Their love story has a mellow ease -- as neither of them has much of a personality, we're just watching two swell people decide to bone
August 31, 2013
...the feel-good finale is unable to pack the emotional punch that Hallstrom is obviously striving for...
February 20, 2013
Plods along with dialogue just above the level of crayon scribblings, and the direction by the usually reliable Lasse Hallström is dismayingly sluggish.
