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Safe House

Release Date: February 10, 2012
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Screenwriter: David Guggenheim
Genre: Action, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence throughout and some language)
Website: NoOneisSafe.com | Facebook

Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Vera Farmiga, Fares Fares, Robert Patrick, Nora Arnezeder, Liam Cunningham, Joel Kinnaman, Ruben Blades

Plot Summary: Oscar winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller "Safe House." Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A "housekeeper" who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he's had proves to be the most dangerous man he's ever met, Weston readies for duty.

Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. 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.

As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston's safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Now it's up to Weston to figure out who he can trust before they're both eliminated from the game.

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I loved it. Very gritty and realistic.
How many movies do we see people taking 'bad guys' through a crowd, secretly at gunpoint, and the 'bad guy' meekly following his orders? Excellent play by the character in that scene.
Reminded me of how Man on Fire was filmed. I thought I would find that it was directed by the same person, but not at all. Interesting.
 

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HR has been advertizing this movie at work. I guess a bunch of the radios and computers we build are "Used" in the movie. Sounds like I'll have to go check it out.
 
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I loved it. Very gritty and realistic.
How many movies do we see people taking 'bad guys' through a crowd, secretly at gunpoint, and the 'bad guy' meekly following his orders? Excellent play by the character in that scene.

No kidding. I almost jumped out of my seat and yelled "Finally !!!" :D
 

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Damn damn damn good movie!
 

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I loved this movie as well. Washington and Reynolds were fantastic. All in all the movie was done perfectly. I highly recommend it.

My only gripe is that I feel like I've seen this movie a dozen times already so it was pretty predictable for me.
 

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Just watched this on Amazon...loved it. I don't remember much about it, when it was in theaters, but it was very good! Reynolds finally got to do a movie with no wisecracks and he held his own with Washington, Gleeson, etc.
 

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