Metacritic Movie Ratings
Safe House Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Compared with a superior potboiler like "Salt," which messed with your brain in entertainingly far-fetched ways, Safe House is action-movie porridge gussied up into a less-clever-than-it-seems mystery.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Safe House has two powerful performances at its core, a hectic plot, a huge body count and a mild sense of déjà vu amid the pulse-quickening tension.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy

  Terse and understated, this is a spy vs. spy tale designed to minimize talk and maximize action, not at all a bad thing in movies but over-worked to near-exhaustion here.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJohn Anderson

  Safe House is a sturdy enough thriller, but one that consistently defaults to the less interesting of its two lead characters.

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