Safe (2012)

Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writer:

Boaz Yakin

Stars:

Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Statham	...	Luke Wright
Catherine Chan	...	Mei
Robert John Burke	...	Captain Wolf
James Hong	...	Han Jiao
Anson Mount	...	Alex Rosen
Chris Sarandon	...	Mayor Tremello
Sándor Técsy	...	Emile Docheski
Joseph Sikora	...	Vassily Docheski
Igor Jijikine	...	Chemyakin
Reggie Lee	...	Quan Chang
James Colby	...	Detective Mears
Matt O'Toole	...	Detective Lasky
Jack Gwaltney	...	Detective Reddick
Barry Bradford	...	Detective Benoit
Jay Giannone	...	Detective Kolfax

Storyline

In China, the girl Mei is a genius that looks like a computer in numbers. She is abducted by the Chinese Triads and the boss Han Jiao ends Mei to Chinatown, in New York, to help him in the control of his activities. Meanwhile, the fighter Luke Wright has his life destroyed when he wins a fight against the will of the Russian Mafia and accidentally kills his opponent. The Russian mobsters kill his wife and the alcoholic Luke wanders on the streets and hostels with no objective in life. One day, Han Jiao asks Mei to memorize a long number and soon the Russian Mafia abducts the girl from the Chinese mobs. She escapes from the mobsters and is chased by the Russians; by the corrupt detectives from the NYPD; and by the Triads. When Luke sees the girl fleeing from the Russian mobs in the subway, he protects the girl and discovers that the number she had memorized is the combination of a safe where the Triads keep 30 million dollars. Luke is an elite agent and uses his skills to protect the ...

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Plot Keywords:

triad | russian mafia | bodyguard | gang war | russian | 

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Taglines:

She has the code. He is the key.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin Russian

Release Date:

27 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

El código del miedo

Filming Locations:

Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,892,539, 29 April 2012, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$17,142,080

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$41,564,670

Company Credits

Production Co:

IM Global, Lionsgate, Automatik

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The third film that director Boaz Yakin has made with producer Lawrence Bender, the other two being Fresh (1994) and A Price Above Rubies (1998).

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Goofs

When Luke pulls out the iPhone in the taxi, the time at the top of the screen says 7.55pm. In the next shot the time has jumped to 7.57pm.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Emile Docheski: You're lying to me.

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Connections

Featured in The Mask You Live In (2015)

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Soundtracks

Menace
Written and Performed by Dror Mohar
Featuring Richard Chiu & Madison Knapp
Licensed by Arrangement with 13n Music
Courtesy of 13n Music

User Reviews

Statham always a 'Safe' bet

After a decade of indifference, I've started to come around a bit on Jason Statham. He's like the McDonald's of actors. Let me explain.

McDonald's makes Big Macs, each and every one identical in looks and taste to the other. Jason Statham makes Jason Statham movies, each and every one identical... you get the idea. And also like Big Macs, some of his movies are fresher than others. Safe qualifies as one of his fresher efforts. Not hot off the grill fresh, but not 20 minutes under a heat lamp either.

Tightly paced, competently acted and filled with slightly above average fight scenes, Safe is the kind of movie that will satiate you until a tastier movie comes along.