"Safe House" is an action thriller about Matt (Ryan Reynolds) who runs a CIA safe house in Cape Town, South Africa. Matt's job is pretty tame until former agent Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) seeks refuge at the US Consulate and Frost is brought to the safe house for interrogation. The secrets Frost holds puts himself, Matt, and everyone in the safe house in immediate danger and soon Matt and Frost are out on the run with Matt desperately trying to deliver Frost to the next safe house. Matt's mission becomes increasingly dangerous when he begins to learn Frost's secrets and who really is after him.
The acting in this film by the leads is pretty good. Denzel is really playing a character we've seen him play many times before. He's not showing us anything new here but rather just showing us why he's good at what he does - the smooth, intellectual "bad" guy. Ryan Reynolds is no Denzel but he does show some range as his character goes through a range of emotions. The script and editing could've been better. I felt that the last 30 minutes had so many twists that I was almost dizzy. In a way there's not much really stand-out about this film but it's not a bad way to pass the time. Solid C for what could've been better but manages to be average with good leads.
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