Security

Security has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and ARROW. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 962 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Antonio Banderas leads a cast that carries the story without ever feeling mechanical. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Security earns its spot. The plotting in Security is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has fled the hijacking of a Police motorcade that was transporting her to testify as a witness in a trial. Hot on her heels is the psychopathic hijacker and his team of henchmen, who will stop at nothing to extract and eliminate the witness. Antonio Banderas and Ben Kingsley lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2017. What makes Security hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Security proves them wrong. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Antonio Banderas's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.