Safe House
The most dangerous renegade from the CIA comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
2 June 1961, Dublin, Ireland
1974, Cape Town, South Africa
7 April 1969
23 October 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
31 August 1961, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
24 December 1969, Cape Town, South Africa
7 October 1982, Paradise, California, USA
16 July 1948, Panama City, Panama
25 November 1979, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
24 September 1980, Durban, Natal, South Africa
8 May 1989, Paris, France
7 May 1967, South Africa
September 17, 2012
["Safe House"] becomes a prime example of why no matter how many chases and other action sequences they may throw into the mix, they can't even begin to make up for the more important elements.
February 21, 2012
While director Espinosa hones in on the ambiguous battle between Weston's idealism and Frost's cynicism, British cinematographer Oliver Wood - who filmed the last two Bourne movies - shoots the hell out of everything.
February 10, 2012
"Safe House" has just enough bone density to emit some satisfying cracks and pops whenever the action gets going.
September 17, 2012
Safe House has a cast full of actors who would make any director blush with confidence, but each and every one of them is used as scenery for the action scenes.
December 30, 2012
Everybody fights and everybody lies in a thriller that tries to glamorize spies while demonizing their profession.
February 26, 2012
The film's super-saturated look and quick cutting are mere substitutes for any real sense of intrigue.
February 14, 2012
This is a naive director with so little insight you wonder what comic books he's been reading.
September 27, 2012
With a small amount of tweaking, Safe House could have been a knockout thriller. Instead, we have a film that shares the same notions as my school report cards: ' ...has potential, just needs to focus'.
September 10, 2012
Denzel and Reynolds keep the bulk of the film fresh, gritty and intense.
February 10, 2012
Nothing really new here, but the cast is first-rate.
September 13, 2012
It doesn't say much about Safe House that I can only recall a grand total of about 2 minutes, and those are mostly moments that enjoy good quality character time rather than any flash-bang excitement.
February 13, 2012
I won't deny that the movie hooked me with sheer brute energy and dragged me along with it most of the way.
