Safety

12/11/20202h 2m

Digital Release (US)

~ The strength of family will build an unstoppable team. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

sports
american football
based on true story
high school american football
clemson

Cast

Jay Reeves

~ as ~

Ray Ray McElrathbey

Amanda Warren

~ as ~

Tonya McElrathbey

Corinne Foxx

~ as ~

Kaycee

Matthew Glave

~ as ~

Coach Bowden

Luke Tennie

~ as ~

Solomon

Brett Rice

~ as ~

Gregory Diamond

Tom Nowicki

~ as ~

Dr. Matthews

Hunter Sansone

~ as ~

Daniel

Thaddeus J. Mixson

~ as ~

Fahmarr McElrathbey

Marili Kateri

~ as ~

Stephanie Soltero

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Reviews (1)

r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
8
'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.