Rent Safe (2012)
3.3 of 5 from 190 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
When ex-Government agent Luke Wright (Jason Statham) exposes the Russian mafia for rigging an illegal fight, they seek revenge on his family and threaten to kill anyone close to him. Destitute and living alone on the streets of New York, Luke has given up hope...until a chance meeting with young girl changes everything. Mei (Catherine Chan), a 10 year old mathematical prodigy, is abducted by Triad gangsters wanting to use her unique ability to memorise a secret code. When the Russian mafia and a group of corrupt cops also launch a plan to kidnap Mei, it's clear she holds the key to something deeply dangerous and these men will stop at nothing to get it. Over the course of one harrowing night Luke snaps back to life and tears through the city's underworld. - Actors:
- Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount, Sándor Técsy, Joseph Sikora, Igor Jijikine, Reggie Lee, James Colby, Matt O'Toole, Jack Gwaltney, Barry Bradford, Jay Giannone, James Tolbert III, Danni Lang, Julian Marzal, Scott Nicholson, Kathy Anne Zhang
- Directors:
- Boaz Yakin
- Producers:
- Lawrence Bender, Dana Brunetti
- Writers:
- Boaz Yakin
- Studio:
- Momentum Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/09/2012
- Run Time:
- 93 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Director's Commentary
- The Making of Safe
- Cracking Safe
- Criminal Battleground
- The Art of The Gunfight
- Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Safe
Gutsy & Fun Action Film - Safe review by GI
Former male model Jason Statham has to be applauded for the niche in hard core action films that he has made for himself. Many of his films are really sloppy and poorly made but every so often one shines out as a little gem. Safe is one of those. Of course it has a preposterous story but that doesn't matter because you know what you're going to get and that is bone crunching fights, gunplay and gritty set piece action and its dished up here in immense quantities. The Stat plays Luke, a former cop (and apparently other things too!) who has been forced into homelessness by some nasty Russian gangsters and wanders the streets of New York. One day he notices a small girl, Mei (Catherine Chan) being pursued by the same Russian gangsters. He steps in and saves her to discover she is being hunted by the Russian mafia, the Chinese triads and corrupt NYPD cops because she knows a very long unique number that is the key to.....something! It's all convoluted and the plot unravels at a nice pace intermingled with some great fights and chases that are exciting and brilliantly executed. This is an action film that is unrelentingly good fun, violent and daft but well worth checking out.
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Critic review
Safe review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso
Jason Statham stars in another action movie as the hero with a heart, caught on the wrong side of the tracks by circumstances out of his control, the plight of a sweet little girl brings him back from the brink to remember what it is he was fighting for to begin with. With lots of fighting and shooting in the bits in between.
Beyond that is there really a lot else you need to know about Safe?
Statham is Luke an ex cop turned cage fighter who knocks out an obtrusive opponent in a rigged fight and finds himself in trouble with the Russian mob, meanwhile a cute little maths whiz with a photographic memory is kidnapped from her family in China and exploited by the Triads in New York.
In a rather implausible twist of fate Luke manages to drag himself from the edge of a train station platform (where he intends to throw himself under an oncoming train) to the side of a scared child hiding from some particularly ruthless criminals. With Luke by her side Mei (Catherine Chan) finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob and even corrupt members of New York’s finest, all because she is only one who knows the secret combination to a safe that houses $30 million.
As Statham action movies go Safe is perfectly adequate, reasonably watchable and will fulfil the needs of any beer fuelled boys night, if you can bring yourself to ignore the scene at the station (and the scenes at the homeless shelter) it’s not so bad after all, especially if all you’re looking for is a fun, thrilling heavy duty action movie.