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Safe House

2012

Daniel Espinosa

Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington, Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga ...

6.1

24,164

Action. Thriller Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), one of the CIA’s most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house he’s being held in is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) to take the infamous Frost on the run. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant protégé, shaking the young operative’s morality and ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"'Safe House' is essentially and very effectively a rollicking smash-and-crash chase movie that happens to be surprisingly well acted"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"A viciously energetic South Africa-set actioner that makes up in sweaty atmosphere and brute force what it lacks in surprise. Swift but overlong, (...) mechanically effective"	NEU
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"'Safe House' may strike you as a brilliant movie, provided you've seen fewer than, say, 10 spy thrillers. I've seen more than 10 spy thrillers (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"If Denzel Washington isn't the coolest dude out there, I don't know who is (...) 'Safe House' falls back on transparent genre conventions, but at least it does so with a knowing wink (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It ... shows how much can be done with a business-as-usual CIA-thriller script when it's bolstered by effective acting and expert direction"	POS

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