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06/24/06
Safe (1995)
87 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 27 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Synopsis: SAFE is an unnerving story about a housewife, Carol (brilliantly played by Julianne Moore), who falls physically and psychologically ill from her environment. Director Todd Haynes casts an instantly eerie spell with hypnotic cinematography as Carol's stoic, perfect world is... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, James Le Gros, Peter Friedman, Susan Norman
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05/11/03
Though the film had a miniscule budget, it looks outstanding with its dull, muted colors and godawful lite-rock soundtrack.
11/20/07
Richer in subtext than text, this poignant, much misunderstood deconstructive film, about environmental diseseas, New Age therapy and TV movie of the week, deserves a second look due to meanings and Julianne Moore's terrific performance in a tough role
10/01/06
There is evidence to support a number of claims of Safe’s contemporary social relevance, but the film is durably and tacitly ambiguous.
11/20/03
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has anybody seen the theatrical release?
by: reggylister 8/20/05
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