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Safe Haven
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
15 September 1966, Hastings, Minnesota, USA
15 January 1958, Wise, Virginia, USA
14 November 1972, Minot, North Dakota, USA
July 13, 2013
A wholly inert lump of by-the-numbers syrup that's as boring as it is pointless.
February 14, 2013
It's as though the filmmakers lacked the confidence to stick with the basic story, which served every element needed in a Sparks-infused guilty pleasure.
February 20, 2013
Plods along with dialogue just above the level of crayon scribblings, and the direction by the usually reliable Lasse Hallström is dismayingly sluggish.
August 31, 2013
...the feel-good finale is unable to pack the emotional punch that Hallstrom is obviously striving for...
October 18, 2013
few will leave the cinema feeling they've seen something original or affecting
December 26, 2013
All the usual romance and idyllic locations-and-vengeful-violent-ex-husband, up until the weirdest, most out-of-nowhere plot twist ever.
March 07, 2013
Keeping up with the movie's inane plot twists makes for a capricious good time, but an unimaginative denouement turns the whole thing into a fool's errand.
October 09, 2013
While a predictable chick flick, Safe Haven is never dull. It's not particularly good, either.
February 26, 2013
[The] final reel ... descends into the Vortex of Bonkers, delivering fits of unexpected laughter.
February 15, 2013
Their love story has a mellow ease -- as neither of them has much of a personality, we're just watching two swell people decide to bone
January 03, 2014
A movie whose punch line is so delightfully absurd that even after you pretty much know what's coming you spit out your Pepsi anyway.
May 16, 2016
If you're a fan of Sparks, and like-minded feel-good romantic dramas, Safe Haven will deliver what you know and love; everyone else should be well warned by now.