What a great movie! When I rented it I expected another "action adventure film." Instead what I got was a funny and serious film dealing with alzheimers and paranoia. Patrick Stewart puts in a very moving performance as a man slowly losing his memory, and his paranoia concerning his personal safety. I was inclined to believe someone was out to get him. But the film doesn't dwell on this- it spends much of the time dealing with Stewart's character Mace coming to grips with his disease, with his new sexy maid, and his obsessions. It's funny, it's moving, it's great to the very end. The directing and writing is wonderful and doesn't give in to cliches- such as, no steamy romance between Stewart and maid Kimberly Williams (grrrrowl) and the plot is not convulated with lots of silliness. These cliches are evident in Sean Connery's worthless and dumb Entrapment, so thank goodness our Brit Stewart made such a fine film. Hell I think he was Oscar worthy. This film goes on my top shelf next to the greats.
Review of Safe House
