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Daniel EspinosaForgatókönyvíró:
David GuggenheimOperatőr:
Oliver WoodZeneszerző:
Ramin DjawadiSzereplők:
Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Joel Kinnaman, Liam Cunningham, Robert Patrick, Tanit Phoenix, Sam Shepard (több)Streaming (4)
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Az elmúlt öt évben Matt Weston egy eldugott, eseménytelen fokvárosi poszton teljesített szolgálatot. Noha már nagyon szeretne teljes képesítésű ügynök lenni, és évek óta várja a lehetőséget, hogy bizonyítson, egyelőre be kell érnie azzal, hogy őrzi a CIA védett házát. A ház első és egyetlen lakója viszont a legveszélyesebb ember, akivel valaha találkozott. Tobin Frost csaknem egy évtizeden át sikeresen bujkált üldözői elől. A CIA egyik legjobb ügynöke, a volt hírszerzőtiszt katonai információkat adott el mindenkinek, akinek volt elég pénze. Titkokat árusított ki Észak-Koreának, terrorista sejteket segített, felmérhetetlen károkat okozott az Egyesült Államoknak. És most visszatért a rezervátumba, egy titokkal. Ahogy Frostot beszállítják kihallgatásra, zsoldosok érkeznek, és ízekre szedik Weston védett házát. Az őrnek és a rabnak éppen hogy sikerül megmenekülnie, és rájönnek, hogy a támadókat terroristák küldték, vagy valaki az ügynökségből, aki bárkit elpusztít, aki az útjába áll. Most Westonon a sor, hogy kiderítse, kiben bízhat meg, mielőtt mindkettejüket kiiktatják a játékból. (UIP-Duna Film)
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"Mindenki elárul mindenkit." Nem szeretnél, hogy dél-afrikai bérgyilkosok legyenek a nyomodban. Viszonylag jó thriller Scott-féle színekben és Bourne-szerű szerkesztéssel, nem sokszor látható Fokvárosban. Egy hollywoodi debütálóhoz képest megfelelő cselekedet, de ezen kívül a forgatókönyv csak egy fiatal ügynök történetének unalmas változata, aki fizikailag és lelkileg is küzd a korrupt CIA-rendszerrel (amelyben vakon hitt). Nem éreztem a mentor és az újonc közötti kémiát, ami a film motorja lett volna. A Washington/Hawke páros ebben sokkal jobb volt.
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I found it hard to feel anything towards the characters, I don’t know why Tobin Frost was so tight and why Ryan Reynolds was so unimpressive. Action fine overall, and no shortage of swines in charge. The story is more or less a classic. A little livelier story would have helped. The ending is very pleasing with a nice whistle-blower’s epilog.
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Daniel Espinosa is slowly but surely winning me over with his excellent directing work. After Life, I ventured into a completely different genre, this time into a high-octane action film. The hefty budget was apparent from the first minutes, although I suspect most of it went into salaries and rented spaces, but even so, the livelier sequences were very enjoyable to watch. Denzel Washington is, in a word, a genius who must have received his acting talent as a gift. An unbeatable actor who maintains a significant lead over the others. Reynolds did a solid job, but he couldn't match Denzel. The story would be categorized as rather conventional, but there’s not much that can be innovated in this genre (though I was intrigued by the idea of espionage agencies full of rotten "apples," even if it has been used many times before). The fights and chases were realistic, but I would tone down the shaky camera a bit, though I understand it was probably intentional. The ending was satisfying; I didn’t expect the killing spree to ramp up so quickly. To sum it up: Weston might not measure up to Bourne, but with the addition of Denzel and the well-executed action, it competes with the trilogy. I don’t understand the low ratings here. I’d love to see more films like this. For me, it’s an 82%. EDIT: I wouldn’t compare the film to the Bourne trilogy a second time, as Greengrass’s directing is on another level, but it’s still a solid adrenaline ride that offers plenty for a broad audience (mainly thanks to Denzel; Reynolds plays more of a supporting role here). For me, it’s a 7/10.
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It's good to see it as basically the debut of Daniel Espinosa's, an almost unknown director, at least for now. At the same time, Safe House is a film with a script that doesn’t have any higher ambitions, but within the mainstream, it’s more than solid. Fortunately, it's not just a dumb action movie, although it slightly leans towards that thematically. It's saved by the excellent cast (Reynolds, Washington) and intense, kinetic action like Jason Bourne. Espinosa certainly didn't disgrace the genre, and I wouldn't be afraid to entrust him with a bigger budget, a more interesting theme, to raise the bar a bit and let him work his magic. He knows how action and fast pace should look like.
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The film was probably supposed to give the impression that an agent/prison warden is capable of self-reflection, but I lost my naivety many years ago, so my opinion hasn’t changed. Action-wise, I have no major complaints, the creators obviously made an effort to do a good job in that regard, so action scenes were handled very well (too bad the cameraman didn't let me see more of it, the saboteur). What was worse was the suspense, which was noticeably lacking given that it was clear who was going to make it through the crossfire to the finale, and also because it was extremely predictable who the main villain was. No, let me rephrase that. The sentence should have read: who was behind the main character's problems. There were so many villains that I really wouldn't have dared to guess which one was the worst. Aside from the already mentioned flaws, there were logic holes here and there, and the main message was the cliché about the Secret Service being a necessary evil. That’s all I took away from the film. / Lesson learned: You’d better not go running on South African rooftops.
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