Overview
Genre :
Thriller, ActionRelease Date :
February 10, 2012MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Daniel EspinosaStarring :
Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick, Sam Shepard, Nora Arnezeder, Tracie Thoms, Ruben Blades, Joel Kinnaman, Fares Fares
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
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“..together, Washington and Reynolds make a watchable team - and make the occasionally exciting "Safe House" more watchable than it deserves to be..”
by Marshall Fine [Hollywood & Fine]
Review rate : D
“..things drag considerably as the plot mechanics start to heave into motion..”
“..things drag considerably as the plot mechanics start to heave into motion..”
by Josh Bell [Las Vegas Weekly]
Review rate : D
“..the pacing is uneven, the frenetic action is rarely suspenseful, the dialogue is neither witty nor intelligent..”
“..the pacing is uneven, the frenetic action is rarely suspenseful, the dialogue is neither witty nor intelligent..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..looks and feels like a thousand other similar movies, and does nothing but tread water in the genre..”
by MaryAnn Johanson [Flick Filosopher]
“..grainy and hyper-saturated, Safe House has the distinct look of deliberate "amateur" cinematography..”
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice]
“..dramatically, the film hangs together well enough but the repetitive nature of the action and lack of stylistic shadings and nuance ultimately prove rather grinding..”
by Todd McCarthy [Hollywood Reporter]
“..doesn't try too hard to hide that main objective while creating more of a two-handed modern-day spy thriller returning Washington to the role of anti-hero ala "Training Day" and "American Gangster"..”
by Edward Douglas [ComingSoon.net]
Review rate : B-
“..Basically, the movie is a fizzless Bourne episode crossed with Training Day..”
“..Basically, the movie is a fizzless Bourne episode crossed with Training Day..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : D+
“..a competently-acted but utterly forgettable procedural that's full of exasperatingly idiotic character decisions due to lazy scripting..”
“..a competently-acted but utterly forgettable procedural that's full of exasperatingly idiotic character decisions due to lazy scripting..”
by Shaun Munro [What Culture]
“..a "February" script with a "December" cast..”
by Joanna Langfield [The Movie Minute]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [New York Times]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [New York Times]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Kenneth Turan [Los Angeles Times]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies]
Reviewed by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
Review rate : D
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News]
Reviewed by Justin Chang [Variety]
Reviewed by Richard Corliss [TIME Magazine]
