Safe House

A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge. (IMBd)

Safe House proved to be a film that was a big surprise to me. When seeing the trailer for the film I was more impressed by the catchy song played in the background over the scenes provided. Nevertheless, Denzil Washington and Ryan Reynolds provide a great partnership which makes the film a great success.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I went to see the film as the trailer seemed to provide all the best scenes, however, I did come out of the cinema very impressed with the film and actors involved and the fact that the film was filmed in South African locations rather than typical New York. The story took a while to fully come full circle (why was Washington been hunted etc etc) but when the penny dropped it all came in to place.

It's hard to say who was better in the film; Reynolds or Washington as both were incredibly strong, it was good seeing Reynolds playing a character the audience weren't mocking or laughing at and he pulled his character off brilliantly (nice to see him not typecasted). Having seen a fair few action films, Safe House is one of the better ones. Washington's character, Tobin Frost, was a character you were undecided about throughout, should you like him or hate him? This was a good starting point for the film, by making him this clever and violent character, the audience is unaware who's side he's on. This was continued over the course of the film, with violent acts on Reynolds and of course the people who are after him, it made Frost a very dangerous character who wasn't afriad of death (this shown at the start of the film where an interigation gets messy). I think this rage and violence from Frost manipulates Reynolds character Matt Weston and therefore his character is dragged into the same boat as Frost.

With 2012 being a big year for film fans, I can't think why Safe House won't be a film that will be forgotten about. Action packed, suspense throughout and cleverly written provides a film that packed audiences will be impressed with.