Safe House
Two agents; one a rookie and the other a pro, must join forces and try to stay alive long enough to figure out who wants them dead.
7 April 1969
8 May 1989, Paris, France
31 August 1961, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
2 June 1961, Dublin, Ireland
7 May 1967, South Africa
24 April 1970, Cape Town, South Africa
6 August 1973, Clifton, New Jersey, USA
December 30, 2012
Everybody fights and everybody lies in a thriller that tries to glamorize spies while demonizing their profession.
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 14, 2012
This is a naive director with so little insight you wonder what comic books he's been reading.
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 10, 2012
Nothing really new here, but the cast is first-rate.
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.
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.
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 26, 2012
The film's super-saturated look and quick cutting are mere substitutes for any real sense of intrigue.
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.
