"Poorly Plotted, Ludicrous Thriller"
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SAFE SPACE is a poorly plotted, ludicrous attempt at a thriller. From an atrocious script devoid of logic through its ham-fisted direction and grandiose performances, it maintains the Lifetime Channel’s tradition of lazy, formulaic filmmaking. Star Nicole Ari Parker bugs her eyes out a lot while delivering a histrionic performance. Nik Sanchez offers a monotone, inert performance as her autistic son. SAFE SPACE has multiple shootings and several fight scenes throughout, as well as several instances of foul language. It might be wise to find a safe space of your own to avoid watching this terrible movie.
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SAFE SPACE is a TV thriller from Lifetime TV about a woman who fights back when her home is invaded by a pair of robbers seeking to threaten her autistic son due to his having witnessed a murder they committed. SAFE SPACE is a poorly plotted, ludicrous attempt at a thriller and contains some foul language. From its atrocious script that’s utterly devoid of logic through its ham-fisted direction and over the top performances, it was originally a Lifetime Channel movie and maintains that network’s tradition of lazy, formulaic filmmaking.
Lila Jackson (Nicole Ari Parker) is a recently widowed mother who moves into a new home with her teenaged autistic son Ian (Nik Sanchez). Their days plod by with immense tedium until Ian spies a woman across the street being killed by two criminals, Dominic (Mackenzie Astin) and the unhinged Rocco (Drea de Matteo), during a robbery.
The two thugs see that they’ve been caught on video by Ian, and Dominic heads to Ian’s house to take the video file from him. Entering the house by pretending to be a handyman arriving to do some repairs, Dominic raises the ire of Lila when she finds him searching Ian’s room against her orders.
When Lila tries to force Dominic out of the home, she finds his partner Rocco angrily waiting in the kitchen. As Rocco violently threatens them, wanting to rob the home in addition to getting the video back, Lila runs to the home’s high-tech, reinforced safe room with Ian and tries to figure out how to make it through the dangerous situation safely.
Will she be able to get the police to save them? Or will another neighborhood handyman named Neil (Boris Kodjoe) be able to make the rescue?
Star Nicole Ari Parker bugs her eyes out a lot in delivering a histrionic performance, while Nik Sanchez offers a monotone performance as her autistic son. Nik’s performance may be a realistic depiction of autism, but it’s dramatically inert. The two lead criminals, played by Drea De Matteo and Mackenzie Astin, make one stupid move after another as they increasingly botch their attempts to break into the safe room.
Anyone who makes it through this movie will find themselves gasping in awe at the repetitive number of mishaps and poor decisions made by every character. Lila’s bad choices put her and Ian at unnecessary risk throughout SAFE SPACE, while Rocco and Dominic let Lila and Ian slip through their hands again and again.
With multiple shootings and several fight scenes throughout, as well as several instances of foul language, only teenagers and adults should view SAFE SPACE. However, it might be wise to find a safe space of your own to avoid watching this terrible movie.
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