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There were a lot of poor reviews of this film when it was released. Sad, but true. The good news is, this film deserves none of it and I think it is a film worth savouring, for each separate element, i.e., the acting, the score, the direction, and the story itself. Together, it is a truly special journey that you feel privileged to join, despite some truly heartbreaking scenes that are included, they are counterbalanced with the others, more hopeful and cheerful and thankfully outnumber the former. Every element previously mentioned is top notch, a high standard rarely seen, or in the case of the score, heard. First off, the acting. Oscar Isaac, Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy, are all brilliant in the main roles, all bringing subtlety and emotion to their roles that is rarely seen in films lately. The supporting cast, Laurence and James Fox, Natalie Dormer, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Coyle and Judy Parfitt are all excellent. The score is quite simply, bea...

Explosive thriller - literally, that takes you for a wild ride through South Africa and barely pauses for breath. Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington are in the leading roles with Vera Farmiga and Brendan Gleeson in the supporting ones. Ruben Blades from Once Upon a time in Mexico, Robert Patrick and Liam Cunningham also make appearances. Mr Washington is a rogue CIA agent who, after making his way to the US consulate, is taken to the Safe House that is manned by inexperienced attendant or Housekeeper, who is portrayed by Mr Reynolds. The violence in this film is limited to certain scenes and then amplified to a degree of realism, made all the more harsh and blunt, by a lack of score or any other noise or voices, so that your focus is on the present horrors. It is similar to the film Salt, an entertaining thriller,  the acting is tense, as is the script, but there is a warning sticker here. It is not all fun and games. And all things considered, I'd pick Salt as my fa...