[Jason] Statham blasts his way through his biggest body count in this satisfying, one-note action film designed very specifically for Statham fans who know his acting limits as well as he does.
- Jim Schembri, 3AW, June 30, 2012
Like so many action films these days the film is over-edited and under-plotted, and we've seen Statham's tough guy character many times before.
- David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia), May 10, 2012
Bullets ricochet, punches fly and the body count mounts in this Jason Statham actioner in which the Triad, the Russian Mafia and corrupt cops come to blows.
- Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile, May 06, 2012
It's tough delivering an action performance with heart. Statham's cracked it.
- Henry Barnes, Guardian [UK], May 03, 2012
Profoundly trashy and violent, Safe clatters along with a thrilling seat-of-its-pants propulsiveness.
- Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph, May 03, 2012
The occasional efficient action sequence means that 'Safe' never gets truly dull, but even Statham aficionados might feel short- changed by this one.
- Tom Huddleston, Time Out, May 01, 2012
The thoroughly mediocre Safe provides little more than an excuse for Statham to do what Statham does better than anyone else: look stern while punishing bad guys. That's just not enough.
- Ian Buckwalter, The Atlantic, April 30, 2012
A rough, exhausting, exhilarating action picture with a payoff which would have delighted Sam Fuller or Howard Hawks.
- Kim Newman, Empire Magazine, April 29, 2012
It's like another "Transporter'' installment trying to be something slightly more - and not quite delivering the goods.
- Tom Russo, Boston Globe, April 28, 2012
Despite some impressively gritty street-level action, Safe plays it far too safe.
- Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter, April 27, 2012
Yeah, "Safe" is a long way from perfect. But rented, in a few months, it'll go great with a six-pack and a hold-the-anchovies special.
- Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger, April 27, 2012
The plot first strains and then assassinates credulity, while Yakin's handling of the action/mayhem runs the gamut from the merely dull to what-the-hell's-going-on.
- Rick Groen, Globe and Mail, April 27, 2012
This whip-smart, brutally funny and gleefully nasty film is one of the year's best surprises.
- Rafer Guzman, Newsday, April 27, 2012
There are zero surprises, but it looks good, moves well through a trim running time and wields its clichés with defiant aplomb.
- Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post, April 27, 2012
Barrels through cliché after cliché and hurdles from borough to borough with a welcome abandon for logic, morality, and mortality alike.
- William Goss, Film.com, April 27, 2012
With Yakin's all-action plot operating like clockwork, an on-song Statham proves anything but expendable in a genre he dominates. Predictable, sure, but equally pleasurable.
- James Mottram, Total Film, May 01, 2012
It's the imposing Statham's badass grimace and combat acumen that primarily elevate Safe above your average direct-to-video genre work
- Nick Schager, Slant Magazine, May 09, 2012
In a film whose pleasures are mostly confined to the sound of guns being assembled at speed and bad dialogue being delivered with glee, polish is beside the point.
- Leo Robson, Financial Times, May 03, 2012
Only half as dumb as it kids on, Safe is still a cut above the average actioner.
- Paul Fairclough, Little White Lies, May 03, 2012
It's hard to swallow Statham, who spent the Crank movies supercharging his last minutes of life, as a suicidal sad-sack, just as it's painful to see him yoked to a cute little girl in an obvious attempt to soften his image.
- Sam Adams, AV Club, April 27, 2012
