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The story of Ray-Ray McElrathbey, a freshman football player for Clemson University, who secretly raised his younger brother on campus after his home life became too unsteady.
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| Homepage | https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/safety/60yXP18CCjFo |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 2020-12-11 |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Directors | Reginald Hudlin, Shane Hurlbut, Victoria Thomas |
| Producers | Jordan Feagan, Mark Ciardi, Campbell G. McInnes, Bryan H. Carroll, Kyle Convissar, Douglas Jones, Gordon Gray, Joey Bonander |
| Writer | Nick Santora |
'Safety' - very good!
Disney enters the sports drama market for what feels like the billionth time, though in fairness they usually nail it - and do the same with this. They've done many better, e.g. 'The Greatest Game Ever Played' and 'Glory Road', but I very much felt entertained by this.
The cinematography is, truly, excellent - credit to Shane Hurlbut. I also took note of the editing (Terel Gibson), which is particularly neat at the beginning. The plot is compelling and features a lot of heart, it certainly uses the usual Disney/sports biopic beats but there's a lot of goodness in there as well. On this note, it has a decision scene where I half expected Chuck Norris to appear. Iykyk.
I enjoyed the cast. Jay Reeves gives a terrific performance as Ray, while Thaddeus J. Mixson is more than solid as brother Fahmarr. Corinne Foxx (daughter of Jamie), James Badge Dale and, despite only a short appearance, Amanda Warren are also good. Cool, for me anyway, to see 'The Walking Dead' alum IronE Singleton involved.
I'd recommend this, for sure.
— r96sk