Mace Sowell is a former agent of the Defense Intelligence Agency (D.I.A), who worked deep undercover for a number of years and kept his government life secret from his family. Many years later after he has retired, Mace has developed extreme paranoia about leaving his heavily secured house, especially after his former teammates start popping up on the news dead at the same time his former commander, Thomas Michelmore, starts running for president. Thinking he is the next target because he has damaging information about Michelmore, he constantly keeps in shape and trains for security breaches with his pool man, Stewart. After one such training exercise goes awry, his daughter, Michelle, takes him in to see Dr. Simon, a psychologist. Dr. Simon reveals that Mace is more than likely suffering from Alzheimer's disease, as he has trouble remembering things, and prescribes several drugs for him to take. Although Mace repeatedly tells his daughter that he was, in fact, a government agent, and that he is not crazy, she refuses to believe him, and hires Andi, a professional full time caregiver, to take care of him. However, Mace finds his time running out once Michelmore wins the GOP nomination, and his situation is worsened when his daughter finds and takes away all of his weapons. Almost defenseless and slowly losing his memory, he must uncover his enemy, and find a way to stop them.

I found Safe House to be a very good thriller, if not slightly disappointing in a few areas. The movie seemed overly long, as it dragged toward the end, and although the case made it sound like an action packed film, the action scenes were few. The performances though, especially Stewart's, were terrific. It was truly sad to see Stewart's character try coping with Alzheimer's disease as his memory slowly deteriorated. The story was also top-notch with a few surprises thrown in.

Picture:
As this was a made-for-TV film, Safe House is presented in 1.33:1 full frame. While usually the picture looks quite good with vibrant color and accurate fleshtones, there is some noticeable film grain occasionally, and some heavy film grain in a few areas.

Sound:
Safe House is presented in Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 in English and Spanish. The stereo soundtrack shines quite frequently during the feature and dialogue is crisp and clean.

Extras:
Extras include four cast and director filmographies; three one-minute interviews with Patrick Stewart, Kimberly Williams, and Eric Steven Stahl; an interactive puzzle that unlocks an additional Patrick Stewart one-minute interview when solved; and a weblink. The interviews were a bit disappointing because of both the length and the fact that only a few useful tidbits of information are shared in them. The puzzle game was an interesting idea, but it took me a few times to figure out what to do, and then the interview it unlocked was nothing special.

Summary:
Safe House is a great made-for-TV film that fans of Patrick Stewart or thriller movies should track down and see. Definitely recommended, although the somewhat lackluster picture quality makes this a rental, and a possible purchase.