Safe House

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tim s This self-contained spy thriller delivers rousing action, with a steely-eyed Denzel Washington and a surprising against-type performance from Ryan Reynolds. As their characters evolve from mistrust to respect, a layer of humanity is added to their dynamic, making their interactions all the more compelling. The film's South African setting is a refreshing change of pace from the typical metropolitan backdrops of London and New York. Overall, Safe House proves that original ideas can still thrive in a landscape dominated by big-budget franchises. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/25 Full Review Korra N Safe House is a pretty generic spy thriller saved by outstanding performances & breakneck action sequences. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review John C Denzel Washington plays an ex CIA agent/special forces operative (to be honest, I forget) who gets captured and taken to the (official) CIA's most inept hideout which is promptly overrun by baddies and everyone is killed. Everyone that is, apart from plucky Ryan Reynolds who is basically the CIA's caretaker of the unsafe safe house. He therefore has to rescue Washington and escort him to safety, all the time being pursued by baddies who can wipe out a professional CIA team in seconds, but can't shoot an untrained agent and his shackled prisoner. I can suspend my disbelief to accept all that. There's car chases, slick camera work, shoot-outs and punch-up - pretty much everything you'd expect from a modern action film. But it's still only average. The only thing that elevates it from being VERY average is Denzil Washington who, as usual, turns in a pretty decent performance, given what he has to work with. He snarls, charms and punches his way through most situations and Ryan Reynolds seems to have good chemistry with him in his attempts at keeping him both safe and cuffed at the same time. If anyone else was in the film it would simply be average, but if you like the sound of another car chase-laden action film with a better than average cast, give this one a go. It might be slightly longer than your average action flick, but it's entertaining enough not to bore. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Cristian s Gran película de accion y espías, llena de adrenalina y mas de un buen giro en la historia. Gran ritmo, en ningún momento para y te atrapa. Aunque si tengo que admitir que ya se le notan los años, esos movimientos con efectos difusos, cortes de cámara y la tecnología de los aparatos si quedan anticuados hoy día y eso que solo es de hace una década. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review Audience Member My goodness what a ridiculously stupid movie. The writing is just nonsense with numerous plot holes and unbelievable story beats. It was impossible for me to suspend my sense of disbelief enough to enjoy this bland action movie. Zero suspense, zero thriller, zero of a move. Yuck. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review Jeremiah C Plot is complete nonsense. At first it seems like Denzel’s character is too smart for his antagonists, but then the whole story devolves into a cliche thriller nonsense in which no one has a good motive and everyone gets shot for no reason. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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