5/16/2023 0 Comments Safe movie![]() Writer-director Boaz Yakin exercises surprising and admirable restraint in numerous scenes, leaving some of the violence to viewers’ imaginations. SAFE marks a wildly entertaining ride for adult action movie fans but is absolutely too intense for children and younger teenagers. While they do this, numerous plot twists unravel amid endless action. ![]() Luke races across New York City with Mei, with the gangsters chasing them. So, the Chinese gangsters and their Russian rivals each want to kidnap and control her, or kill her before she can give information to the other side. It turns out she has memorized the codes for a $30 million criminal transaction. Mei also has an amazing ability to memorize numbers. They have taught her that cold-blooded murder is part of doing business. The Chinese gangsters and their violent ways have corrupted Mei’s spirit. Luke has to fight off Chinese and Russian gangsters as well as corrupt fellow cops to protect and save Mei, an 11-year-old Chinese girl. Statham plays Luke Wright, a former, despondent New York City policeman named Luke Wright. However, there’s plenty of foul language and strong violence. It also marks a leap forward in quality for British action star Jason Statham. ![]() SAFE is an impressive, rambunctiously gritty action thriller that mixes strong Romantic elements with equally strong moral ones. (BB, CC, Ro, Pa, AP, LLL, VVV, N, A, MM) Strong moral worldview set in a dark world, with an overt positive reference to Jesus Christ where homeless man says to a Good Samaritan, “Jesus loves you,” and man seems to have an implied silent prayer answered, but there’s some reckless behavior while trying to save a little girl’s life from evil gangsters and some New York police are corrupt at least 97 obscenities (including many “f” words) and profanities very strong, mostly action, violence but with a couple point-blank shootings by evil gangsters in front of 11-year-old girl, martial arts fighting, professional kickboxing, spectacular gunfights, stabbings, hero’s former corrupt police officers beat and kick him, child is almost constantly in peril but hero saves her repeatedly, gangsters murder man’s wife off screen when he won’t do their bidding, and chase scenes with property destruction no sexual content upper male nudity alcohol use and, kickboxer puts opponent in hospital but apologizes to man’s family, evil gangsters threaten man, gangsters want kickboxer to throw a fight but he refuses, extensive property damage caused by all the violence and chases, betrayals, Chinese gangsters take huge hotel hall hostage and endanger hundreds of people, and police are corrupt. Overall, SAFE is highly entertaining, but extreme caution is advised for the movie’s violence and abundant foul language. ![]() It also becomes clear he’s driven to expose corruption whenever possible even when looking the other way would really benefit him. Luke is driven to help Mei at the risk to his own life. However, it has an impressive moral tone, with a brief, but poignant, positive reference to Jesus Christ. SAFE is a gritty movie set in a dark world. Numerous plot twists unravel amid endless action. Luke races across New York City with Mei, while the evil gangsters chase them. Or, kill her before she can give information to the other side. So, the Chinese gangsters and their Russian rivals want to kidnap and control her. It turns out she’s memorized the codes for a $30 million criminal transaction. Mei has an amazing ability to memorize numbers. Jason plays Luke Wright, a former, New York City policeman. SAFE is a crime thriller starring Jason Statham.
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