Safe House

Ratings: 7.4/10
Film Class: B
Genre: Action Thriller

Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds), a CIA agent working as a safe house keeper for 10 years is hoping to be transferred so that he can lead a more "normal" life with his girlfriend from Paris. Nothing big seems to have happened yet, not until legendary rogue agent Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) turns himself in and is sent to Weston's safe house... Things start to spiral out of hand as the safe house is compromised and Agent Weston must do everything he can to "protect his guest".

There's a dull-grainy-type feel throughout the movie, made the movie feel like a C grade movie, but thanks to big stars like Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington, it doesn't make the movie that "cheapskate". The colors are similar to "Push" and "Unstoppable", both of which I wasn't fond of. *Major spoilers ahead* However, it would seem that this style of filming was intentional, because after the whole ordeal was over, the colors and lighting were brighter, and the quality even feels sharper (less grainy). I'm not sure if it's just my imagination but it sure felt that way towards the last 5 minutes of the movie.

Heard reviews from my cuzzie and imdb that the movie was a senseless roller coaster ride. So I sought their advice, left my brains at home and checked out Safe House with my dear. I was more than satisfied with the movie. It wasn't brainless, story wasn't totally predictable and sure enough, there was harda** adrenaline pumping action scenes which would keep you at the edge of your seats. Though there were several scenes which had an easier "solution" to and would have you question "Why didn't they/he just ....".

But overall, a great weekend movie (at a horrible cinema @ Bugis Junction, because 1. Popcorn was bad with huge sugar bits 2. Cinema was pitch black, even after the credits rolled, 3. The cleaners didn't bother clearing up leftover tidbits so I knocked over a half filled coke while groping my way in pitch darkness which soaked both my feet) that would be worth $10 per pax at a decent cinema.