a5c7b9f00b 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. Tobin Frost is a CIA agent who's believed to have turned rogue, is in Capetown, South Africa. When he is pursued by men who want to kill him, he goes to the American Consulate where he knows he will be arrested. When the CIA learns of this, it's decided to bring him to a safe house in Capetown, where they will interrogate him. Shortly after they arrive, the men who chased Frost storm the safe house and kill everyone there. Matt Weston, the agent who's tasked with looking after the safe house, is the only one left, so he takes Frost and they go on the run. While on the run, Frost tells Weston that the only way those men found the safe house was that someone (on the inside) told them about it. Eventually Frost escapes and Weston is told to report to Langley but just as he's about to go there, he recalls something that Frost did that helps him figure out where he could be going. But just as he arrives, the men who are after Frost show up but Weston saves him and they head off. But Weston knows that Frost is holding something back. This movie is a fast paced action thriller that really does have it all. Car chases long and thrilling only rivaled by the ones in Bad Boys 2, a fight scene both realistic and dramatic, much like The Departed a "who knows what could happen" ending.<br/><br/>The cast endowers a wide range of talent including Ryan Reynolds in a somewhat serious role which is not his forte but plays well within himself and is very believable. Denzel Washington is a massive asset to the big screen, whether he is playing a high school basketball coach, a crooked cop or a drunken body guard he plays it so well his performances are believed by all.<br/><br/>This movie focuses around a Safehouse a place for holding criminals of the CIA before they are prosecuted or put on trial or transported to where they need to go. With Denzel being portrayed in the initial part of the movie as the bad guy he plays this role to a tee, you never quite know what to expect. As the movie unfolds it becomes one of the mentor and mentee approach with Ryan being the new rookie looking after the Safehouse and Denzel developing from prisoner to mentor as their relationship forms even more mystery unfolds as to who are really the good and bad guys.<br/><br/>This movie was excellent for me on all facets and ends well being wrapped up nicely which is always the most challenging in movies like this. I enjoyed the performances of all parties and think this is defiantly one you want to see on the big screen with surround sound emulating the heart racing car chases and dramatic moments. I give this 4 out of 5 stars and a must see rating. Enjoy. Thrilling: CQB scenes are very well captured and realistic. Sound editing is well timed and close to perfection. Camera's sweeping angle is fast but did not cause motion sickness. The noise at the stadium maintained a very high level of tension.<br/><br/>Plot: I know this is an action movie but it is an action movie with a decent plot.<br/><br/>Acting: The acting did displayed quite a bit of skill. Denzel was the more skillful one, of course. The supporting actors and actress who were playing the roles of CIA managers were somewhat undistinguished and pretty hackneyed in their character development.<br/><br/>Comparison with other similar movies: I would put this movie on par with Body of Lies and significantly better than Bourne Legacy (2012). Crash. Kick. Stab. Punch. Talk (briefly). Smash. Chase. Screech. Shoot. Mumble. That's the wearying pattern of Safe House. Had "think" been an action verb, the movie might have risen above the knee-jerk excitement of the second-tier, "Bourne"-style spy thriller. But it never does. "No church in the wild" by Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean from the album "Watch the Throne"