Review of Safe House (2012) by Ronny W — 01 Sep 2012

Solid action thriller movie with the always perfect performance from Denzel.

This review of Safe House (2012) was written by Ronny W on 01 Sep 2012.

Safe House has generally received positive reviews.

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