At the Theater - Safe House - Although there's a little too much Ryan Reynolds and not enough Denzel Washington for my tastes, I found myself pleasantly surprised with this entertaining, fast-paced action film. It's shot and edited like the two Bourne sequels, so those who hate a little shaky-cam with their fight scenes, gun battles and car chases be forewarned. It starts off a little generic but builds to a mostly satisfying, logistically sound conclusion.
Reynolds is clearly the intended star of the picture- I still haven't fully taken a shine to him as an action star, but he shows gritty promise late in the second and throughout the third act of the film. Denzel is as high caliber as ever here- (he's one of my all-time favorite actors) I was slightly disappointed that his full talents were only on display for a few short, but inspired bursts.
Small nitpick: Washington's character name in this is "Tobin Frost"... c'mon screen-writers! Brendan Gleeson, Vera Farmiga and Sam Shephard have significant roles but are given very little depth- probably my biggest complaint with the film is that they felt like stock characters. Ruben Blades, Robert Patrick, Liam Cunningham and Tracie Thoms all have very small roles.
It's a good "quickie" action movie, but those who are normally alert probably figured it all out when you watched the trailers. Recommended
7.5 outta 10
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