Samaritan

I might be constipated after this movie because it was just a bit too cheesy for me. But enough about my digestive system’s response to dairy, let’s talk about my response to this film. Overall I didn’t hate it.

Samaritan is about a superhero that is believed to have been killed several years ago, but now a young boy believes that the hero is alive and lives in his building. The superhuman in question is played by none other than Sylvester Stallone, and he is by far the best part of this movie.

Are you ready for my oddly specific complaint? The extras. That’s right. I had a problem with the unnamed people standing in the background. There’s a scene where a road gets blocked and everyone gets out of their car at the same time and starts filming. It felt very choreographed. And not choreographed in a good way like the last dance in Footloose. I’m talking about it feeling very rehearsed, like my apology to the mall Santa that year when I was on an all bean diet. In hindsight I should’ve never sat on his lap and I am truly sorry.

In conclusion, this is a short film to watch with some decent action and a chance to see Stallone in a mentor role. However, the bad guy comes across as a bargain-basement villain and the plot is very generic, which made it hard for me to buy into the film, leaving me feeling a little disconnected the whole time. Not to mention the robotic extras in the background. The movie had its issues, but overall it didn’t stink…unlike my fiber filled visit to the mall Santa.

🛶= wait for streaming