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Summary: Patrick Stewart is the best actor to ever live.
Review: Patrick Stewart does and unbeleivable job in this movie, of course with him nothing less can be expected. I'm a big stewart fan and whats weird is that I thought this movie would stink since its some showtime never heard of film. My cousin rented and I thought hey its Stewart this must be at least... Decent. I was surprised. His performance is remarkable. He makes the veiwes beleive exactly what he wants the viewes to believe. Mase Sowell the insane "former intellgence agent" is an over the hill man suffering from ulcimers (forgive my spelling). The question you ask in this movie is.. Was he really an agent? and with stewarts performance you never know til the very end. This movie is action packed, great suspense great acting, at least on behalf of P. Stewart. If you like suspense or spy movies, this is for you. And if you're a Patrick Stewart fan who is probably sipping a cup of Twinnings Earl Grey tea right now. You NEED this movie.
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Summary: One of the best direct-to-videos I've seen...
Review: The direct-to-video film "Safe House" is a surprisingly engaging action/romantic-comedy with a smart script, cool action, and a wonderful performance by the always-dependable Patrick Stewart. Stewart plays Mace, a paranoid old man with Alzheimers who believes he is being hunted because of facts he knows about the future president of the USA. Hired to take care of him is Kimberly Williams, a young lady who soon falls for Mace's cunning charm. But Williams' character isn't played off as an unintelligent woman. Instead she's always two steps ahead of Mace and sees through his games and shenanigans. Williams does a nice job in the part. What gets past me is how this film never found its way to the big screen. It has the star power and look of a blockbuster film, but instead went straight to video. I can only wonder why.
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Summary: One of the best direct-to-videos I've seen...
Review: The direct-to-video film "Safe House" is a surprisingly engaging action/romantic-comedy with a smart script, cool action, and a wonderful performance by the always-dependable Patrick Stewart. Stewart plays Mace, a paranoid old man with Alzheimers who believes he is being hunted because of facts he knows about the future president of the USA. Hired to take care of him is Kimberly Williams, a young lady who soon falls for Mace's cunning charm. But Williams' character isn't played off as an unintelligent woman. Instead she's always two steps ahead of Mace and sees through his games and shenanigans. Williams does a nice job in the part. What gets past me is how this film never found its way to the big screen. It has the star power and look of a blockbuster film, but instead went straight to video. I can only wonder why.
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Summary: Stewart.....Patrick Stewart
Review: This film is a demonstration of what's going to happen once James Bond finally retires.This made-for-TV flick which appeared on the Showtime network,is a surprisingly good movie.It's wonderful blend of action,comedy,and ultamitely suspense makes it real exciting to watch.Stewart,in one of his early non-Star Trek features,plays Mace Sowell.According to his daughter,he's a senile old man suffering from the onset of Alshiemer's Disese.He keeps telling anyone within earshot that he's a retired spy even though his history indicates that he was a low level goverment officer.He also keeps telling everyone that an ambitious presidential canidate whom he used to work with is killing all of his former associates in order to cover up an illegal operation.His constant rantings,along with his scary use of firearms in the house,have run off every caretaker he's ever had.Now his daughter has given him an ultimatium:Either he straightens up and stop his rantings,or he's heading to a retirement home.So he agrees to let his daughter hire a new caretaker,played by Kimberly Williams(fresh off of the Father Of The Bride movies).Now the situation gets worse for Mace.As the presidential canidate gets closer and closer to eliminating Mace,he's faced with not only keeping his nurse in the dark,but he's starting to subcome to the Alshiemer's and now he's afriad that he may lose the vital information that could save his life and stop the bloodshed.That's the action and the suspense.Now for the comedy.The clastrophobic tensions that take place within the confines of this large house are off-set by some absolutely hilarious moments.During his daughter's interview with the prospective caretakers,Stewart is seen outside the house taking some target practice(Trust me,it's funny).There are also little bits of touching drama in the film.Among which are the scenes in which Stewart begins to weep as his once sharp mind deteriorates.As I said before,this film is exciting to watch.And it's also nice to see someone making a real effort to shed his/her Star Trek persona and show everyone what they can really do.
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Summary: The Great Patrick Stewart Does it Again
Review: This is a great movie with an awesome suprise ending. Their isonly one part of the movie that is bad, the ending is cool, but partof of it is somewhat disappointing.
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Summary: The Best!!
Review: This is the best movie I have seen in a very, very long time! I don't understand why it was never put out on the big screen!!Patrick Stewart is a wonderful and talented actor and this movie brings out the very best in him. He transitions from believing someone is out to assassinate him to doubting what he truly believes to be right during the two hour movie. There is enough action, romance & comedy to please most folks and an easy to follow plot. Take a chance on this one - you will be pleased!
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Summary: Quality Entertainment from Showtime. No, Seriously.
Review: With the long-running James Bond franchise now disintegrating into simple body-counts-and-explosions action fare, it really is good to see a proper espionage thriller that was filmed in the same vein as the classic Sean Connery (or even early Roger Moore) Bond protrayals. This one has a twist; our protagonist is British and equipped with charm by the truckload...but he's also quite possibly crazier than a ...rat. The beauty of this movie is that from the very beginning you're aware that there is definitely SOMETHING going on...you're just not sure what. The plot moves on through the eyes of someone who might not necessarily be seeing reality as clearly as he should; is this man, merely eccentric? Is he completely insane? Or is he...well, who and what he says he is? Patrick Stewart is just fantastic. He's definitely not one to spend his time traveling from one Star Trek convention to another now that his time serving the small screen franchise of Gene Roddenberry's "generational" vision is done. His propensity for bombast and overacting that he brought to "A Christmas Carol" isn't found here; he does a fantastic job relaying the problems experienced by a man for whom the borders or reality seem to be in various stages of dissipation. You don't know whether to laugh or cry at times. And the supporting cast plays off of him brilliantly. It's obviously Stewart's show, but the interaction with characters whose attitudes range from enabling to pessimistic to completely disbelieving (and questionably sinister) makes for an intense viewing experience. How far will things go? How far will Stewart's character go? What is real and what is fabrication? It's a terrific ride, a truly engaging thriller that Cubby Broccoli (or Alfred Hitchcock) himself would have been proud to direct.
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