Surprise and unlikely success on Netflix for this 2017 action film, never released in theaters

Safety : a film we didn’t expect in the Netflix top 10

With Netflix it’s often easy to predict the success of big releases, although some may exceed expectations. We haven’t really been surprised to see audiences flocking to the series lately Fiasco OR Furies (the latter also had worldwide success). But it also happens that the magic of algorithms brings out works that no one expected and that we didn’t even know were in the platform’s catalogue. This is what happened in the last few days with Safetya new action film in theaters, which has been released direct to DVD in France in 2017. In the United States, the feature film had a limited release, as in many other countries. Which explains, in part, why Safety it had gone unnoticed 7 years ago.

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Directed by Canadian Alain DesRochers, Safety has the strong point of the presence ofAntonio Banderas in the main role. The actor acts a former marine turned mall security guard. When a young girl finds herself chased by a heavily armed gang who want to prevent her from testifying in a trial, the man doesn’t hesitate long to come to her aid. A plot that might be distantly reminiscent Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, which saw the actor transform from a simple home improvement store salesman to a highly skilled ex-agent determined to avenge a young girl.

Not Antonio Banderas’ best

Many things obviously differ from Safety, and the audience wasn’t wrong. ON Rotten tomatoesthe film starring Antonio Banderas has a score of only 34% positive reviews. A disappointing score, but not the worst for the Spanish actor. Spy on children 3 (2003) being for example only 25% positive opinions. It’s not better AlloCinéwhich indicates an average of 2.4/5 for viewers, while its rating ON IMDB it’s 5.7/10.

It is therefore surprising to see this action film gaining traction at this time among the top 10 of the most watched films currently on Netflix France. Because there is better with Antonio Banderas to (re)discover in the streaming platform’s catalogue. Like the two films for example Zorro. And if you just want to see some good action movies with a cinema legend, the first two Equalizer starring Denzel Washington are available on Netflix, as is the excellent The man on fireto be reviewed without hesitation.

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Source: Cine Serie

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