Safe

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  • Opened April 27, 2012 
  • 1 hr 59 min
  • R | Language and Strong Violence Throughout
  • A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change...until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed. But when he witnesses a frightened 12-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action...and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a "counter." He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount, Chris Sarandon
  • Director: Boaz Yakin
  • Genres: Drama

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Action packed

by lsalazar32

What you would expect from a Jason Statham movie. Lots of action. Fast moving pace. I wish they would have spent a couple more minutes on the history of the main character. There could have been...

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Safe ... A Safe bet for those who like his transporter movies

by Darkola

Jason Statham movies for me are either hit or miss, I really liked the Transporter movies, but really hated the Crank movies, so the good news is, this movie reminded me of his Transporter movies,...

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Very satisfying violence, and a decent plot to boot!

by coffeeheadab

The soundtrack and music fit the scenes and choreography well. The plot was decent and mostly believable. But, the gun violence was most satisfying in FINALLY seeing the bad guys eliminated sans...

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New York Post
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There are zero surprises, but it looks good, moves well through a trim running time and wields its clichés with defiant aplomb. Read full review

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Washington Post
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There's a back story to this, and it's actually sort of witty. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Boaz Yakin's slick direction, marked by quick cuts, unstinting energy and a lack of sentimentality, makes the action scenes satisfying. But he's a better director than writer. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Safe has more action than intrigue (or logic), and it's boilerplate vicious. It may satisfy Statham's fans, but they - like he - would do well to enlarge their expectations. Read full review

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Catherine Chan as Mei and Jason Statham as Luke Wright in "Safe."