Safe House

Unsafe House Safe House is one of those action thrillers that portray the US Government, especially the CIA as rotten to the core. The main protagonist, Tobin Frost, being a rogue CIA agent, and legend within the CIA. Following a bungled attempt to assassinate Mr Frost, he is forced to give himself up to the US Embassy’s consulate in Cape Town South Africa, rather than be killed by his assailants. There is an odd scene then, where Mr Frost is water boarded, which adds nothing to the plot and in fact diverts us from the true battle going on inside the CIA. The safe house turns out to be very unsafe, and Mr Western, the house keeper has to take his guest elsewhere. After a wild chase, Mr Frost decides to part company with Mr Western, by strangling him, whilst he is driving. After they inevitable crash, Mr Western appears only slightly peeved. Personally I would of shot Mr Frost in the leg, to show him who is the man, and to ensure that I had the advantage. Later in the film Mr Western randomly shoots a South African policeman, so it would have been within the plot dynamics, though would have reduced the status of Mr Tobin to wounded deadweight. Instead Mr Tobin plays the role of a mentor, tutoring Mr Western on the next part of the CIA agent syllabus, as the story unfolds. After a while Mr Frost does escape, and Mr Western is ordered back to base for a debriefing. However, he has other plans, and instead reacquires his house guest, in a South African township, alongside Mr Frosts assailants. Cue action. It is now that we learn of the in-fighting within the CIA, although it is hinted at throughout the film. Whilst all of the action is interesting, diverse, and at times brutally portrayed, the story is not enhanced. The plot appears to have been written to reveal how Mr Frost became a legend, and how CIA agents are turned to the dark side. Only in this case Mr Western turns out to be Mr Wikileaks.