Review of Safe House (2012) by This Account N — 30 Jun 2014

This movie adds absolutely nothing to the action movie realm. Weak story and too many and mediocre fighting scenes. Not smart, nor exciting, nor funny.

This review of Safe House (2012) was written by This Account N on 30 Jun 2014.

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