i must have seen a different film!!

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This movie is very much predictable from the title to the poster, but the mix it had of emotions,crime,thriller and action was quite unique and entertaining. Ryan Played the role to perfection. Washington just played that same quite guy who can do some crazy action in every movie.

Judging this movie strictly on the basis of entertainment value would surely give a 10/10. The action is non-stop and certainly intense throughout. The fight choreography is also extremely well done, while they don't adopt the "Bourne" method of just shaking the camera rapidly throughout the scene to give the impression of quicker and more complex fighting moves. The fight scenes with Ryan Reynolds, in particular, are shot in a way that show each individual move, which was incredible to watch.As for the acting, Denzel needs no description and was absolutely ideal for the role. I knew exactly what kind of stellar performance I was going to see immediately upon his first line with the MI6 agent. Ryan Reynolds was the surprise here, as I had little to no respect for his acting ability prior to this role. His casting as the protagonist actually slightly deterred my interest in seeing the movie initially. I've now been on the Reynolds bandwagon since viewing Safe House due to how well he portrayed this character. His acting specifically after the last fight scene in the desert safe house was quite impressive. The chemistry between Denzel and Ryan carries the film and makes their gradual character development all the more believable. Safe House should be recommended to any viewer hoping for some action packed entertainment.

When everyone is obsessed with series TV and piracy means being able to watch pretty much anything at any time, this is an incredible movie. It's ultra-realistic - I live in South Africa and all those details are 100% correct - but the movie is gritty and authentic in every way. Ryan is really, really good - he really pulls this off, and setting him with Denzel works brilliantly. All bit actors, from Vera, Sam Shepard, and especially Rubén Blades, add important elements.Though made in 2012, the backdrop of America's nationalism - where to speak against the USA may get you into trouble - and NSA surveillance scandals, and kids who died fighting in Iraq, believing in something - all make for real poignancy in an thriller/action movie that is still very relevant today.

An inept thriller, "Safe House" watches as CIA, Mossad and MI5 agents battle rogue CIA agents across South Africa and the United States. The source of their grievances? A leaked file which contains both the names of undercover agents and a record of their dirty deeds and dealings."Safe House" was released the same year as "Skyfall", a James Bond movie which opened with spies making the decision to "let people die" so that the "names of spies don't leak into the public sphere". One of the most overtly crypto-fascist Bond movies, "Skyfall" operated under the premise that spies kill, and die, for the greater good. That agencies like the CIA and MI5 have the blood of tens of millions of innocent human beings on their hands, is carefully ignored."Safe House", though, is less interested in turning blind eyes. Here there is a sickness in the CIA, international agencies reek of corruption, and the "good guys" are repeatedly being drawn to the "dark side". Like 1975's "Three Days of the Condor", or the similarly themed Jason Bourne franchise, "Safe House" thus ends with our heroes "leaking information to the media", thereby shining a light on the nefarious doings of their own agencies. As CIA-bashing is itself a modern cliché, and as the film ultimately suggests that these spy agencies can nevertheless effectively police themselves (in the real world, whistle-blowers are demonized by the state, killed or systematically victimised), none of this makes "Safe House" especially honest, deep or interesting. The film stars the annoying Ryan Reynolds, a doing-it-for-the-pay-cheque Denzel Washington and features an incessant stream of clichéd action sequences.5/10 – Worth one viewing.