Safe House: Press reviews

'Essentially and very effectively a rollicking smash-and-crash chase movie that happens to be surprisingly well acted'

'Tolerably exciting spycraft, but stuck with a see-through plot. Washington and Reynolds are watchable, but not exactly stretched by these roles.'

'in its exhausting way, the movie is enjoyable'

'Despite strong performances from the leads, this lacks the depth to sustain the plot over two hours.'

'Elevated above the norm by Swedish director Daniel Espinosa's kinetic visuals, a smart script by David Guggenheim and Denzel Washington's charismatic intelligence..'

'Bring earplugs and you'll enjoy an efficient vehicle for Denzel that makes good use of its South African scenery.'

'This is one of those determinedly long, two-hour-plus adventures that doesn't extend the talents of its cast '

'Largely forgettable.'

'This isn't so much a movie as a list of cliches.'

'a magisterial disregard for plausibility'

'An espionage action thriller that's not quite stupid enough for Tony Scott to helm'

'There is scarcely anything in the film that touches on South Africa politically, culturally or geographically, and one can only suppose that the script was relocated there to take advantage of local tax breaks.'

'There's much to be said for nuts-and-bolts action thrillers when they are competently assembled. But this one is falling apart at the fastenings'

'A big, dumb, boring beefcake of a film, a violent sub-Tony Scott action thriller'