Samaritan (2022)
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- Synopsis:
- Thirteen-year-old Sam Cleary (Javon "Wanna" Walton) suspects that his mysterious and reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith (Sylvester Stallone) is actually a legend hiding in plain sight. Twenty years ago, Granite City's super-powered vigilante, Samaritan, was reported dead after a fiery warehouse battle with his rival, Nemesis. Most believe Samaritan perished in the fire, but some in the city, like Sam, have hope that he is still alive. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.
- Actors:
- Sylvester Stallone, Javon 'Wanna' Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, Sophia Tatum, Moises Arias, Martin Starr, Jared Odrick, Michael Aaron Milligan, Henry G. Sanders, Abraham Clinkscales, Shameik Moore, Frederick Williams, Kevin Mikal Curry, Roger Payano, Dwayne A. Thomas, Aria Seymore, Nick Kowalczyk, Ritchie Montgomery, Vinnie Coppola
- Directors:
- Julius Avery
- Producers:
- Braden Aftergood
- Writers:
- Bragi F. Schut
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Children & Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Reviews (1) of Samaritan
Predictable and Gloomy Superhero Actioner - Samaritan review by GI
A mundane and tasteless action film with Sylvester Stallone finally nailing himself into self parody. Here he plays Joe, a loner and a garbage man who harbours a secret. That will soon get revealed mostly by the obsessive attentions of Sam (Jason Walton), a street kid who believes that a superhero, the Samaritan, believed killed years ago is still alive. And yes of course it's Joe. The Samaritan was a genetically mutated human with super strength who had to battle his evil twin brother to stop him killing lots of folks. Both allegedly died in the fight....there's few flashbacks to it. It's all a bit underwhelming and predictable although a final twist I didn't see coming! There's a stereotypical baddie played by Pilot Asbæk who just goes through the motions. The atmosphere is all reminiscent of the DC world, here we are in Granite City and there's general mayhem which is all a bit like Robocop (1987), dark, unfriendly and crime ridden. There's nothing new here and it seems it's all for Stallone to show he can still fight lots of younger baddies.