No one is safe
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the 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.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.
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- contemporarynostalgic
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“Is Denzel Washington the best thing in Safe House?”
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · May 20247/10
"Matt" (Ryan Reynolds) is a bored, ambitious CIA agent looking after a safe house in South Africa desperate for something meatier to do. Then his wish comes true as he finds himself looking after a "most wanted" "Frost" (Denzel Washington). Needless to say, their safe house turns out to be anything but, and now they are chased all over the place unsure who to/not to trust in this is perfectly functional action thriller. Daniel Espinosa keeps it all taut and interesting and the pair make for quite a convincing team on-the-run. Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard chip in now and again to a storyline that works quite well too. Worth a watch.
Read the whole review on TMDB - JPV852on TMDB · Apr 20218/10
Tries really hard to be a Bourne-like espionage-thriller and while the action sequences aren't as well done, still has some entertaining moments. Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington have some great scenes together. Kind of surprised, given it's Universal, there hadn't been a few direct-to-video sequels at this point... **3.75/5**
Read the whole review on TMDB - gerithecaton TMDB · Jun 2012
fast paced action thriller delivers from beginning to end. great performances from Reynolds and Washington. A tense and thrilling reminder of the great three days of the condor (1975)
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonTobin Frost
- Ryan ReynoldsMatt Weston
- Vera FarmigaCatherine Linklater
- Brendan GleesonDavid Barlow
- Sam ShepardHarlan Whitford
- Rubén BladesCarlos Villar
- Nora ArnezederAna Moreau
- Robert PatrickDaniel Kiefe
- Liam CunninghamAlec Wade
- Joel KinnamanKeller
Crew
- Daniel EspinosaDirector
- David GuggenheimWriter
- Oliver WoodDirector of Photography
- Ramin DjawadiOriginal Music Composer
- Richard PearsonEditor
- Scott StuberProducer
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