Daniel Espinos's spy thriller "Access Code" Cape Town "(front-end actors - D. Washington, R. Reynolds, V. Farmiga) in the original has the name Safe House, literally translated as" safe house ". At one of these apartments in Cape Town (South Africa) , two CIA special agents meet each other: Denzel Washington plays an experienced veteran, and Ryan Reynolds plays a new recruit. The transfer of espionage wisdom and professional experience from an ex-agent to a junior is the basis of the plot of the picture. Pretty famous actors were involved in the production of the tape. “Cape Town Access Code” has become a significant milestone for each artist in his creative career.
Plot
The plot story of the picture is secondary, its IMDb rating is 6.80, the actors are considered the merit of the film. The “Cape Town Access Code” begins with the viewer getting to know the young CIA officer Matthew (R. Reynolds), who is on duty in a safe house, where nothing has ever happened. The newcomer craves adventure and begs the authorities to change his place of location, but the leadership is silent, and then providence answers his prayers. Once armed soldiers rushed to the apartment, delivering the legendary spy accused of treason (D. Washington). Immediately unknown people attack the object, poor Matthew can only join forces with his ward and take off in order to survive. This idea of ​​the creators embodied on the screen actors. The Cape Town Access Code presented the film industry with another great acting duo: Washington Reynolds.
History of creation
For the most part, the action movie owes producer Scott Stuber, who successfully outstripped and bought the story of a spy action movie just a month before she was blacklisted. After Scott began to organize work on the film adaptation of the project "Access Code" Cape Town "." Actors and roles, budget, maintenance - everything was under the strict guidance of Stober. The producer should pay tribute, he did not lose, because soon after the start of the casting he managed to convince him to star in Denzel Washington's film. The American actor, screenwriter, producer and director is still megapopular and in demand, he is the first African-American actor to be awarded the Academy Award twice. The filmography of the artist impresses with the number of projects, the most significant of which are "Gangster", "Deja Vu", "Training Day", "The Book of Eli" and "The Magnificent Seven".
Directed by Daniel Espinoza, having the assets of Washington's world cinema megastar and relentlessly gaining momentum actor lyceum Ryan Reynolds, he climbed out of his skin in order to match the level of blockbuster for which he was attracted. Prior to this, the director became famous for his work “Easy Money”, which turned out to be an interesting criminal thriller.
Old Fashioned Action Duet
It is not surprising that the creators took advantage of a proven technique, putting the charismatic action duo of Reynolds and Washington at the head of the story. By the way, if the candidacy of Washington was not discussed and was approved without hesitation, then there were a lot of applicants for Reynolds. The role of Matt Weston could be played by D. Gyllenhaal, S. Labab, T. Kitsch, C. Pine, S. Worthington, G. Hedlund, Z. Efron, C. Tatum, C. Hemsworth and other actors. The Cape Town Access Code could have been different if someone else had been approved for the role. But fortunately, inspired by the success of Green Lantern and I Want Like You, actor Reynolds went through a casting a little thanks to an enviable texture and appearance.
Almost Bond Girl
The role of Katherine Linklater, Matt Weston's lover, was played by Vera Farmiga, an American actress with Ukrainian roots, who made her film debut in the series Law and Order. The most notable works in the actress’s film plot are the roles in the films “To the End”, “The Departed”, “I Would Like to Sky”, “Bates Motel” and “Cape Town Access Code”