Safe House
Ryan Reynolds plays a young CIA agent, who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. He is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. The fugitive is a rogue CIA operative played by Denzel Washington. One of the best ops men that the CIA’s known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he’s done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he’s now back on the reservation with a secret. But when the safe house is attacked, it’s up to Weston(Reynolds) to figure out who he can trust before they’re both eliminated from the game.
It is a mix of tense action, twisted espionage and plenty of psychodrama. Swedish director Daniel Espinosa was responsible for the relatively well-received crime drama Snabba Cash and here it looks like his style is somewhat in line with that of frequent Denzel collaborator Tony Scott. On the other hand the script writer, David Guggenheim, is still relatively untested with Safe House and upcoming Nicholas Cage thriller Medallion as his only film writing credits. Still, the combination of Reynolds and Washington is a strong one, and is particularly suited to a movie that mixes action and witty banter. Not to mention, both actors can be pretty intense when it’s called for. The supporting cast is also strong, as it includes Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Vera Farmiga, Robert Patrick, Liam Cunningham and The Killing star, Joel Kinnaman.
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interesting thriller
predictable in some parts