Synopsis
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 25 years ago. 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.
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Cast
- Javon WaltonSam Cleary
- Sylvester StalloneJoe Smith
- Dascha PolancoTiffany Cleary
- Moisés AriasReza
- Pilou AsbækCyrus
- Sophia TatumSil
- Martin StarrAlbert Casler
- Henry G. SandersArthur Holloway
- Jared OdrickFarshad
- Abraham ClinkscalesJace
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is an entertaining B-movie bolstered by performances from a cast that often rises above the predictable material. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Stallone provides just the right amount of world-weary gravitas and deadpan humor to put over the hokey material. And he still has the requisite imposing physicality to make the sight of his character beating up men a quarter of his age fairly convincing. - 65
Slashfilm
Those who remember a time when afternoons were spent pumping quarters into Street Fighter II and fantasizing about Sylvester Stallone beating up your bullies, will no doubt feel a surge of nostalgia — and a healthy dose of dopamine — watching Samaritan. - 60
Variety
Samaritan is basic enough that it often plays like a video-game film in which someone forgot to add the CGI. But the movie builds to a very good twist, and Stallone, in his way, brings a vibe to it, complete with an ’80s kiss-off line (“Have a blast!”) delivered in a growl so deliberate it practically etches itself into the scenery. - 50
IndieWire
In a movie world crowded with everyone eager to make their own special superhero stand out, this one doesn’t pack much of a punch. - 50
The A.V. Club
It’s both ironic and fitting that while Samaritan positions itself as fresh territory for the actor, it’s only entertaining once it belatedly refashions itself as a throwback to vintage Stallone fare. - 40
IGN
Sylvester Stallone doesn’t seem thrilled to be playing a superhero in Samaritan, a hodgepodge of non-ideas borrowed from better movies. - 40
Empire
In a crowded marketplace, new superhero movies need a lot to stand out; despite some solid work from Sylvester Stallone, it’s not really clear what Samaritan is bringing to the table.
