Safe house is a movie that I have seen at least 4 times. And I really enjoy it every time....however, there are a few obvious flaws to it. It is about a simple guy that works for the C. I. A that has to protect a most-wanted criminal. It is a somewhat original plot. But, mostly, we have seen it many times before. The cinematography is a big issue in this movie. The graphics however, are fantastic in my opinion. It is a very unique style. But the camera.....it is so, very shaky. It is always very difficult to tell what is going on. In the action scenes, you are always wondering who is fighting who. It is terrible cinematography. Except the graphics. The soundtrack is bad, the camera is bad, even the audio is difficult to hear if you are not constantly putting the volume up and down on your TV. The acting is wonderful, however. Of course Denzel Washington is fantastic, that is no surprise. But all the other actors do wonderful performances in this movie. Returning to the story, there are some moments in the film that seem....completely pointless. It would have been better if it were a little shorter. Maybe 1 hour and a half would be good. But this movie is almost 2 hours, and it is too much. There are so many unnecessary scenes, and so many unnecessary supposed plot twists. But that and the cinematography are really my only problems with the movie, and those 2 problems take a lot of points away from it. But other than that, it is a very good movie. The ending is just...fantastic. It is very emotional. And the movie is entertaining, but there are a few moments that are incredibly useless and boring. It is realistic, good pacing, great acting, good plot, emotional, and mostly entertaining.
In conclusion: Plot: 8.3/10, not exactly highly original, but not extremely unoriginal and the plot is solid.
Acting: 9.7/10, fantastic acting from everyone.
Characters: 8.3/10, well developed.
Cinematography: 4.6/10, terrible cinematography, honestly. It is very bad, the only reason this is not 4.0 is because of the graphics.
Emotional impact: 8.7/10, as I said, rather emotional at times, good drama.
Entertainment level: 9.0/10, mostly very entertaining except for a few pointless and boring moments.
Realism: 9.0/10.
Ending: 9.4/10, very emotional and sad ending, and a great ending.
Pacing: 8.1/10.
Final rating: 83.4%, it would have been in the high 80's, early 90's if it weren't for the cinematography.
In conclusion: Plot: 8.3/10, not exactly highly original, but not extremely unoriginal and the plot is solid.
Acting: 9.7/10, fantastic acting from everyone.
Characters: 8.3/10, well developed.
Cinematography: 4.6/10, terrible cinematography, honestly. It is very bad, the only reason this is not 4.0 is because of the graphics.
Emotional impact: 8.7/10, as I said, rather emotional at times, good drama.
Entertainment level: 9.0/10, mostly very entertaining except for a few pointless and boring moments.
Realism: 9.0/10.
Ending: 9.4/10, very emotional and sad ending, and a great ending.
Pacing: 8.1/10.
Final rating: 83.4%, it would have been in the high 80's, early 90's if it weren't for the cinematography.