This day needs more Jason Statham. This is the first poster to Boaz Yakim’s Safe, in which our man Jason stars as a “former elite agent {who} endeavors to rescue a twelve year old girl.”  Hmmm…weren’t we just talking about the recent plethora of films with similar plots? I was on the other side of the argument earlier but this does sound a lot like The Expatriate, at least on the surface. I also suspect Safe came first since it’s already in the can and will be released October 28.  But seriously, what is the deal with all of these “former agents” running around loose? Did they all up and quit en masse? I think there need to be some management changes at these nebulous “agencies”. And why are there so many adolescent girls in need of rescue? And we have no idea why the one in Safe needs it either, but she’s got The Stath looking out for her so I think she’ll be alright. Just a hunch.

Written by the director Boaz Yakin (Fresh, A Price Above Rubies, Remember the Titans), Safe costars Chris Sarandon (score! He doesn’t work nearly enough), James Hong, Robert John Burke and Anson Mount.

Oh, by the way, why did no one tell me ‘The Stath’ lent that whiskey, cigarettes and gravel voice to Gnomeo and Juliet?! Sheesh!