2012 Viewing Journal #9

"Safe House"

Denzel's performance saves this flick from being horribly awful, but even so, it's still pretty awful. Dependent on a series of ridiculously contrived moments in order to forward the narrative, 'Safe House' ends up being just a sad exercise in poor storytelling. And if that isn't bad enough, Ryan Reynolds breaks down in tears so often, he challenges Tobey Maguire in 'Spider-Man 3' as the biggest cry baby protagonist in recent memory.