I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Sorry, this movie sucks

Absolutely amazing

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Foley (Samuel L. Jackson) leaves prison after serving 25 years. Everybody he knows are dead or dying. He is approached by Ethan (Luke Kirby) who is the son of his best friend. Foley was forced to kill Ethan's father in that last job 25 years ago. Ethan sends drug-addict Iris (Ruth Negga) to be with Foley. Foley rescues her from creepy Jake. After sleeping with her, Ethan reveals the shocking truth about Iris. To keep it a secret, Foley is forced to work for Ethan in a scam against gangster Xavier (Tom Wilkinson).The first half meanders quite a bit. I was waiting for the movie to move in one direction and boy, what a move! It's quite a shocking twist. I don't agree with how the story moves afterwards. I don't think it's a move that Ethan would do if his only aim is to get his help. It is however an epic revenge move. The other notable aspect is hard-boil noir look that is imparted on Toronto. Ruth Negga is great and she's great with Jackson. I simply think the story should go in a different way.

Taking story lines straight out of other films and blending them together, The Samaritan is one strange and confusing film, that will really turn people off. While watching this film, one could easily identify elements straight from films such as Shaft, Payback, and Oldboy, making this film anything but original. Samuel L. Jackson stars as a con man, who has just been released from prison. He's been in there a long time and wants to go straight, but his partners son is determined to make sure that doesn't happen. Samuel L. Jackson is a legendary star that can carry any film he stars in. I love his personality and will watch anything he's in, I even sat through Black Snake Moan, but The Samaritan makes even less sense than that did. The story is just completely all over the place, jumping from one thing to another, without resolving any of the issues it presents. Often times films like that will come together in a terrific ending, but the end of the Samaritan just leaves more questions than answers. Jackson is of course very solid and shows his wide range or ability and emotion, but the rest of the cast is just awful. Independent films often times only feature one person of recognition, but when you're releasing a film like this one, which is heavily advertising that star, you've got to give them something to work with. I honestly feel like some of these people were just pulled off the street and asked if they wanted to be in a movie, their inexperience is that obvious. When you add to that a confusing story line, that is full of slang and innuendo, the result is something that is unwatchable. The biggest star in the world couldn't have made a film like this work.The Samaritan is a rare instance where I wish I had listened to my fellow reviewers and just let this one pass me by.

Why You Might Like It: One of the few things that this film has going for it is Samuel Jackson, who does a nice job in the lead role. If you like movies with twists and turns, then you might also enjoy it. In my opinion, the twists and turns aren't that great and don't make this movie a must-see.Why You Might Not Like It: My biggest complaints are the fact that the film is very sluggish and slow and has a very weak story. If you are looking for action, then find something else to watch because this movie moves quite slow. I found little entertainment value and found it to only be marginally entertaining.Acting/Casting: 6* - Again, Samuel Jackson is very good, but the remainder of the cast is only sufficient. In my opinion, Luke Kirby and Ruth Negga are B-movie cast members and their acting is second rate. To be honest, without Jackson as the headliner this movie would likely be scored much lower.Directing/Cinematography/Technical: 5* - Much like some of the cast, David Weaver is also a second rate director. I believe many viewers are lost and confused at some point while watching this movie. Not to mention, the pace is sluggish without merit.Plot/Characters: 4.5* - The plot really is average to begin with, but as it plays out it turns out to be sub-par. It is choppy and the twists and turns are difficult to follow, which makes for a below average product. If you look at the body of work of the writers, you can understand why this is no different than their previous films.Entertainment Value: 5* - The movie is average from an entertainment standpoint, but it isn't a movie I would recommend or tell someone to go out of their way to see.My Score: 6+5+4.5+5 = 20.5/4 = 5.125 Email your thoughts to filmwatchinfool@gmail.com

Gritty Grifter Movie that is quite a nifty character study with some usual Neo-Noir twists and one not so usual. It has a commanding lead performance and more than reliable backups and a backdrop of cold Canada as the coarse climate conditions that feel fitting in this bleak environment of gangsters, con-men, and drug addicts.The fortune cookie philosophical quoting that begins and ends the film in narration is clumsy and not needed. It is hackneyed and feels like an overwritten overture. It makes very little sense in the story here and is a small but glaring flaw in this otherwise understated display of a quietly desperate Man whose fate is fatal and futile in the Film-Noir.This is not a comfortable situation and it is not meant to be. It is a cold world out there, especially for a recently released convict who served twenty-five years for murder. But in this Noir world the past is present and sins are rarely forgiven despite said paid debt to society.The Samaritan Grift is unfortunately uninteresting here and there is a sort of a thinly scripted rush as things unfold.