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Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, Noah Lomax, Mimi Kirkland |
Director |
Lasse Hallström |
Screenplay | Leslie Bohem, Dana Stevens, from the novel by Nicholas Sparks |
Music | Deborah Lurie |
Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
Editing | Andrew Mondshein |
Sound formats | |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2013 |
Produced by | Relativity Media, Temple Hill Entertainment, Nicholas Sparks Productions |
IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Brief with low impact |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Moderate impact |
Violence | Strong impact, domestic violence |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | Substance abuse, moderate impact |
Comments | The woman runs away from her abusive husband to a distant town. The husband, who is a cop, uses state resources to track her down. When the cop is discovered he unofficially pursues her leading to tragic consequences. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Times Stephen Farber Twist shows no one is safe from plot devices. | 10 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli The film isn't awful but it's tiresome in its relentless lack of originality. Sadly, that's precisely the quality that will draw 90% of its audience into theaters. | 10 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers How much do I hate this movie? Let me count the ways. | 0 | |
ScreenIt C. Fuchs Simply put, if you like the sort of romance, danger and, yes, death that routinely occurs in adaptations of Sparks' novels, this might be right up your cinematic alley. On the other hand, if you can't stand the melodrama, predictability and such that also usually populates those works, you might experience some sort of gag reflex. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 33 critics | 7 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 130 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Schmaltzy, predictable, and melodramatic, Safe Haven also suffers from a ludicrous plot twist, making for a particularly ignominious Nicholas Sparks adaptation. | 3 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 9 | |
Movie Review Intelligence 38 critics | 7 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 9367 Netizens A real surprise and touching ending to this romantic thriller | 13 | |
Average .. 38% | 8 |