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| Director: Boaz Yakin (2012) |
Writer/director Boaz Yakin brings us Safe,
yet another generic action flick starring Jason Statham. He’s a homeless ex cop
whose life gains purpose after he saves 11 year old genius Mei, whose memory
holds a very important code to a money filled vault. The story here is
childishly basic, yet Yakin convolutes events to give the appearance of depth
and intricacy. Regardless, the Chinese, Russians and corrupt NYPD officers
battle it out for the code that Mei possesses. It’s very cliché, acting almost
as filler until we stumble onto the next action sequence, of which there is a
plentiful supply. Some of these are practically shot and interesting, the
Russian kidnapping scene for example. Yet the majority descend into sharp edits
and trite camerawork, both of which render the action incomprehensible. The
climactic shootout is erratic yet immensely dull, summing up the entire film
rather neatly.
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