Review of Safe House (2012) by Jy S — 31 Aug 2012

Daniel Espinosa's crime thriller, Safe House, only goes so far.The film's first act is where the story thrives. The intrigue factor and character setup is rock solid; however, as the plot progresses, the excitement and mystery slowly fizzle away, leaving a final act that is partially dry when compared to the beginning.

The action is of decent quality and the violence is pretty mild for a picture with a R rating. There are some spurts here and there worth noting, but all in all nothing memorable.Denzel Washington delivers another character that is enjoyable to watch; brimming with confidence that overpowers Ryan Reynolds or anyone else in the picture.

Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, and Sam Shepard round out an underused cast.Safe House does run its course for a 110 minutes and ends up as a good watch, just not a great one.