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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 09 Feb 2012

Safe House devolves into unexciting action scenes that feel left over from the Bourne flicks and are peopled with cloak-and-dagger stereotypes…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 09 Feb 2012

In contrast with the fragmented kineticism of Paul Greengrass' Bourne movies, there's no existential dimension to the shattered-glass aesthetic…

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By Chris Bumbray (988) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 09 Feb 2012

A decent enough action-thriller, but it could, and SHOULD have been better…

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By Katey Rich (412) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 09 Feb 2012

Less a thriller than an experiment in confusion, trying to rile up the audience by stranding them in scenes they don't understand, over and…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 09 Feb 2012

Good actors like Vera Farmiga and Brendan Gleeson show up to bust balls and bark expository dialogue with check-in-the-bank-yet…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 09 Feb 2012

Crash. Kick. Stab. Punch. Talk (briefly). Smash. Chase. Screech. Shoot. Mumble. That's the wearying pattern of Safe House…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 09 Feb 2012

The house of Universal plays it safe with formulaic mayhem…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 09 Feb 2012

Essentially and very effectively a rollicking smash-and-crash chase movie that happens to be surprisingly well acted…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 09 Feb 2012

Anyone who says Safe House will keep you guessing is either a liar, or just a really bad guesser…

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By Matt Patches (283) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 09 Feb 2012

A flat thriller that could use a little danger…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 09 Feb 2012

Director Espinosa shoots virtually everything in tight but wobbly close-up, and the human and vehicular combat often brakes right at the edge…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 09 Feb 2012

an autopilot CIA thriller that tilts at political relevance but contents itself with aping Tony Scott mannerisms…

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By Soren Anderson (264) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 09 Feb 2012

In the midst of Safe House's predictable mayhem and unoriginal plotting, Washington is fun to watch as he outsmarts everyone again and again…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 09 Feb 2012

Safe House is an idea for a movie…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 09 Feb 2012

Safe House does altogether too good a job establishing Washington as a seemingly unbeatable adversary: He brings so much gravity to his role…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 09 Feb 2012

Ultimately, Safe House reveals itself to be more interested in bombastic, bloody thrills than provocative, analytical thought…

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By Christopher Lloyd (287) for Sarasota Herald-Tribune (239) on 09 Feb 2012

A slick, plot-driven thriller about the nasty underside of the spy game that has a lot going for it, and a few bad things that don't spoil the ride…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 09 Feb 2012

In the midst of Safe House's predictable mayhem and unoriginal plotting, Washington is fun to watch as he outsmarts everyone again and again…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 09 Feb 2012

Most of the time, it feels like Safe House is using the shaky camera and the exploding everything to distract us from what's missing, which…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 08 Feb 2012

Too often Washington is made to simply sit and observe -- which is not a fatal mistake because he is such a good actor that even then he's…

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