Safe (2012)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 106
Fresh: 60 | Rotten: 46
While hard-hitting and violently inventive, Safe ultimately proves too formulaic to set itself apart from the action thriller pack -- including some of its star's better films.
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 13
While hard-hitting and violently inventive, Safe ultimately proves too formulaic to set itself apart from the action thriller pack -- including some of its star's better films.
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A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change...until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed.
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Cast
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Jason Statham
Luke Wright -
Catherine Chan
Mei -
Robert John Burke
Captain Wolf -
James Hong
Han Jiao -
Anson Mount
Alex Rosen -
Chris Sarandon
Mayor Tramello, Mayor T... -
Sandor Tecsy
Emile Docheski -
Joseph Sikora
Vassily Docheski -
Igor Jijikine
Chemyakin -
Reggie Lee
Quan Chang -
James Colby
Detective Mears -
Matt O'Toole
Detective Lasky, Detect... -
Jack Gwaltney
Detective Reddick -
Barry D. Bradford
Detective Benoit -
Jay Giannone
Detective Kolfax -
James Tolbert III
Crazy Guy -
Danni Lang
Ling -
Julian Marzal
Lieutenant Teague -
Scott Nicholson
Sergeant Mackelvane -
Kathy Ann Zhang
Kake -
Byron Zheng
Feng -
Lyman Chen
Principal -
Howie Brown
Mayor's Aide -
Nicolas Marti Salgado
Teenager -
Danny Hoch
Julius Barkow, Julius B... -
Suzanne Savoy
Furious Woman -
Daniel McCabe
Young Homeless Man -
John Wooten
Shelter Security 1 -
Brian Anthony Wilson
Shelter Security 2 -
Victor Pagan
Wild-Eyed Man -
Henry Kwan
Korean Grocer -
Marvina Vinique
Salesgirl -
Jennifer Skyler
Hotel Receptionist -
Kate Rogal
Hooker -
Tony Cheng
Disco Triad -
Dmitriy Kojevnikov
Mamoschka's Chef -
Oksana Lada
Mamoschka's Hostess -
Al Kao
Asian Patrolman -
John Cenatiempo
Russian Gangster -
Danny Shea
Police Tech -
George G. Colucci
Middle Age Man -
Matt Dellapina
Uniformed Cop -
Stephen Oyoung
Triad Laptop Soldier -
Tim Carr
Young Aide -
Daoud Heidami
Taxi Driver -
Ben Sinclair
Angry Man -
Oleg Ivanov
Russiban Mobster -
Zun Lin
Triad With Duffel -
Alexander W. Kogan, Jr.
Russian Singer -
Laurence Covington
Irate Homeless Man
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All Critics (108) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (46) | DVD (2)
The occasional efficient action sequence means that 'Safe' never gets truly dull, but even Statham aficionados might feel short- changed by this one.
Top CriticThe thoroughly mediocre Safe provides little more than an excuse for Statham to do what Statham does better than anyone else: look stern while punishing bad guys. That's just not enough.
It's like another "Transporter'' installment trying to be something slightly more - and not quite delivering the goods.
Despite some impressively gritty street-level action, Safe plays it far too safe.
Yeah, "Safe" is a long way from perfect. But rented, in a few months, it'll go great with a six-pack and a hold-the-anchovies special.
The plot first strains and then assassinates credulity, while Yakin's handling of the action/mayhem runs the gamut from the merely dull to what-the-hell's-going-on.
An action film so cack-handed it borders on parody.
It ain't too smart, it ain't too sophisticated, but it does have its charm and is entertaining enough for what it is: an action-packed, B-movie experience.
Character development and storyline are treated as inconveniences to be tossed aside at the earliest opportunity.
Safe is an exceptional Jason Statham B-movie that managed to sneak through the cracks during its theatrical release.
Perhaps one of these days Statham will stop making the same movie over and over and try something new.
Editing is wonky, and the story leaves much to be desired, but Jason Statham genuinely shines in this rugged, violent action-thriller, with a body count that rivals classic John Woo.
Jason Statham's latest actionpalooza "Safe" is unsuitably hilarious, although that's probably not the film's intended reaction.
Overcomes its formulaic concept and delivers the best damned film of Jason Statham's career.
[Jason] Statham blasts his way through his biggest body count in this satisfying, one-note action film designed very specifically for Statham fans who know his acting limits as well as he does.
Has a distinctly old-school Steven Seagal-circa-Out for Justice vibe.
The usually stone-faced Statham actually emotes a bit here and there. You kinda get a nice warm vibe right before he kills about 20 to 30 people. Then, repeat.
Had the product (and Safe is, above all else, Hollywood product) reached a little higher, its title might have seemed coolly ironic. Instead, it inadvertently represents truth in advertising.
Easily one of the best action films I've seen in a decade and firmly cements Statham's status as this generation's coolest, kick-tail action megastar.
When your audiences doesn't care if the child lives or dies, you know your movie's got problems.
Statham's character is complicated and interesting, and the '70s feel comes from a sense of hopelessness in the face of corruption.
Not only does Safe feature bone crunching, nut busting, gun popping action as dispensed by one of the genre's great practitioners, but it does so with fresh energy and creativity that is enough to distract from its more stale elements.
I want and action film to be bad-ass, well directed, and to give me an adrenaline rush. And on those terms, this film more than succeeds
Audience Reviews for Safe
Super Reviewer
The movie is entertaining and has a decent plot. There is SO much killing. I'm getting use to it though with his movies. I wish I could say Jason brings something new to the movie, but he doesn't. Same stuff different story. Still though, I enjoyed it. Worth watching at least once."
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- Mei: Meow, meow, meow.
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- Luke Wright: Been in restaurants all night... All I got served was lead.
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- Quan Chang: I want the girl dead or alive! Bring her to me or your head comes off!
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- Luke Wright: I'll have a white russian... and a fork.
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- Alex Rosen: You've got balls.
- Luke Wright: Surprising I can even walk...
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- Mei: I've sen him fight. Bad business for you.
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