Safe House Reviews
We Got This Covered
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.
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| Original Score: 5/10
Examiner.com
["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.
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| Original Score: 2/4
TheShiznit.co.uk
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.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Little White Lies
Largely forgettable.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Hollywood.com
A flat thriller that could use a little danger.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Moviedex
Even the combined charisma of Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds can't make Safe House seem like anything other than the derivative and unengaging nonsense that it is.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
What Culture
A competently-acted but utterly forgettable procedural that's full of exasperatingly idiotic character decisions due to lazy scripting.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Top CriticThe film's super-saturated look and quick cutting are mere substitutes for any real sense of intrigue.
Christianity Today
Everybody fights and everybody lies in a thriller that tries to glamorize spies while demonizing their profession.
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| Original Score: 2/4
Flicks.co.nz
Ends up being an unfulfilling blend of gritty realism and over-the-top kinetic editing.
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| Original Score: 2/5
ABC Radio Brisbane
It's an insane, relatively predictable storyline and you'd think they'd be able to weave more humour into the mix.
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| Original Score: B-
Excellent performances from both Washington and Reynolds can't can't save Safe House from its boilerplate-thriller bones.
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| Original Score: 4/10
Las Vegas Weekly
By the time the obvious, half-hearted twist rolls around, the excitement has been slowly drained away, and even Washington's mischievous smile can't resurrect it.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Safe House exemplifies the kind of mediocre movie Hollywood pushes into the January-February release slot. It's nothing you haven't seen elsewhere, and it's not as good - even with Denzel's impish smile.
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| Original Score: C
Badass Digest
Safe House will have you on the edge of your seat - so you can spring out of it the second the credits roll.
It's plain most of the well-known players are on hand for purposes of refreshing their bank accounts.
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| Original Score: 2/4
The scenes of fighting, shooting, and car-chasing are all quite breathtaking, but you'll be twitching for the fast-forward button during the seemingly endless sequences of plot development and dialogue that connect all the thrilling stuff together.
Three Movie Buffs
I enjoy a good espionage thriller as much as anyone and probably more than most. This, despite a nice turn by the always reliable Denzel and some decent action scenes, just isn't that good.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
CNNRadio
Director Daniel Espinosa shows his fondness for Tony Scott's shaky-cam tint-o-rama method of directing. Choppy editing, a shaky camera and darkened daytime scenes are annoying, especially when combined with a weak script and predictable characters.
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| Original Score: D+
MediaMikes
The action scenes are drawn out so long that it's like watching a live action re-enactment of Peter Griffin battling the Giant Chicken on "Family Guy!"
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| Original Score: 2/5
