Synopsis
A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected.
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Cast
- David TennantCale Erendreich
- Robert SheehanSean Falco
- Kerry CondonKatie
- Carlito OliveroDerek Sandoval
- Jacqueline ByersRiley Seabrook
- Tracey HegginsFBI Agent Olivia Fuller
- Rob NagleDon Falco
- Lorraine BahrPatti Falco
- Jacob ResnikoffRowan Falco
- David MeyersNino
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Sometimes the movie is a little too slick. Some of the characters, such as Sean’s girlfriend (Jacqueline Byers) and the FBI agents who begin to believe Sean’s story, are underdeveloped. But Tennant, excellent as a creep, and Sheehan, who is appealing in his helplessness, provide the necessary depth. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The filmmaking itself is suspenseful, classic horror filmmaking, with plenty of jump scares and ominous camera movements. But where the film succeeds most is in its realistic use of technology. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A few plot contrivances aside, the unspectacular Bad Samaritan is tense and disturbing enough, and worth its weight in popcorn. - 60
Variety
It’s all thoroughly unpleasant, but then, that’s what audiences for this kind of movie want from the experience, so consider it a success of sorts. - 58
The A.V. Club
This comparatively low-budget effort represents a marked improvement from Devlin’s debut theatrical feature, Geostorm, which was among last year’s very worst films. He’s graduated from painful tedium to an acceptable means of killing two hours. One step at a time. - 50
New York Post
Bad Samaritan plays like an unambitious episode of “Black Mirror,” low on techno-savvy but enhanced by the always-compelling David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, an Irish actor best known for his role on the British series “Misfits.” - 40
Austin Chronicle
Working from a script that lacks the visceral ingenuity of a "Don't Breathe," Devlin's Nineties crowd-pleasing instincts end up holding him back. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Tennant is awful, by which I mean wonderful, by which I mean truly terrible, yet in a legitimately magnificent way…I think. This is a you-can’t-kill-THAT-performance! par excellence, beginning at peak nutball and staying breathlessly atop the trash heap.
