The Director Of SNABBA CASH Heads To Hollywood With SAFE HOUSE

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The Director Of SNABBA CASH Heads To Hollywood With SAFE HOUSE
Swedish director Daniel Espinosa created a huge international splash with his film Snabba Cash (Easy Money), a crime thriller that maintained a remarkable balance between character and action, style and grit. Not only did that film trigger a bidding frenzy for remake rights but it also sent the Hollywood studios after Espinosa in a big way, hoping that he could bring that same balance to Hollywood. The end result is Safe House.

Oscar(R) winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the action-thriller Safe House. Washington plays the most dangerous renegade from the CIA, who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Reynolds) escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead. For the past year, Matt Weston has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A "housekeeper" who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he's had proves to be the most dangerous man he's ever met, Weston readies for duty. Tobin Frost has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA's known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he's done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he's now back on the reservation with a secret. As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries come and tear apart Weston's safe house. Barely escaping, the unlikely partners must discover if their attackers have been sent by terrorists or someone on the inside who will kill anyone standing in the way. Now it's up to Weston to figure out who he can trust before they're both eliminated from the game.
The first teaser for this one has arrived and while the Espinosa style is clearly in full effect I'm also driven to ask - again - whether Ryan Reynolds has ever proven himself to be a compelling action star. Sure, the guy spends some time in the gym, but he always looks kind of lost in this sort of material and that's no different here.

The trailer is now available at Apple. Take a look.


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