Safe Haven

Name: Safe Haven
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance
Released: February 14, 2013
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 34
Cast: David Lyons, Irene Ziegler, Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, Mimi Kirkland

2013

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Mixed or average reviews based on 87 Ratings

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Relativity Media | Release Date: February 14, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: David Lyons, Irene Ziegler, Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, Mimi Kirkland, Noah Lomax, Robin Mullins

Summary: When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner withWhen a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.… Expand

Director: Lasse Hallstrom

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 115 min

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Connie Ogle

Feb 14, 2013

A sentimental romantic thriller. But it’s a well-made sentimental romantic thriller, and that makes all the difference. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Feb 13, 2013

The picture-postcard location of Southport, N.C., is the film's strong suit. Read full review

Rex Reed

Feb 20, 2013

This one blends the scented candles of a daytime soap with the tamer aspects of a middling thriller. Some folks will bring Kleenex. Others will need NoDoz. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Feb 15, 2013

The movie’s not all bad. There’s palpable chemistry between Duhamel and Hough. The former particularly seems well-suited to this sort of thing: He has just the right amount of grizzled charm to be one of those wounded hunks Sparks likes so much. Read full review

Rick Groen

Feb 13, 2013

It’s hard to argue with the title here – Safe Haven, indeed. This is all about safety in the Hollywood workplace. Why make a movie when making a Hallmark-card-with-dialogue is so much less risky? Read full review

Scott Tobias

Feb 13, 2013

The cutaways to this cop-on-the-edge plot are jarring and lacking in conviction, and when the whole tortured mess comes together in a twist-filled third act, Safe Haven becomes a full-blown calamity. Read full review

Peter Travers

Feb 14, 2013

I hate Safe Haven. It's a terrible thing to do to your Valentine. Read full review

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MDeffense

Feb 15, 2013

I am amazed how wrong most critics are at rating movies these days. Have they become so shallow and devoid of common sense? If you are a movie buff that likes a great family movie,great story, unusual setting, romance, drama, thriller with a surprise ending go see it, you will not regret it.

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TheREALdeal1990

Mar 31, 2013

This movie was everything I wanted on a Friday night after a busy day at work. It was another one of Nicholas Sparks' masterpieces that kept me enthralled the whole way through. I was kept on my feet the whole way through and the whole, 'Jo' storyline and ending was really something I didn'tThis movie was everything I wanted on a Friday night after a busy day at work. It was another one of Nicholas Sparks' masterpieces that kept me enthralled the whole way through. I was kept on my feet the whole way through and the whole, 'Jo' storyline and ending was really something I didn't expect. Safe Haven is certainly a movie you should see. I give it a 10. Also, this website keeps changing my score from 10 to a 9.… Expand