The Lost Samaritan (2008) User Reviews

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[thrsten · 3/10 · 8 August 2008]

The beginning of this movie is quite OK,The main actor is by far the best actor in the hole movie as he is having a really bad night in the movie whats unfold in an even more worse nightmare like evening.

But then the bad guys and other people are getting involved.. then the movie is going downwards really hard.(not to mention the weird accents and the weird face a certain women is making trough the film)

The acting is getting bad and the plot is getting no where at all.

The overall action is more like talking bullshit then shooting. (next time just shoot and get it over with?)

and the END doesn't make any sense at all.

Overall opinion of the film: The build up of the movie is OK the rest is downright an failure.

give it a 3 for trying.

Don't say i warned you!.

Grtz TJ

A mess

[dbborroughs · 4/10 · 1 October 2009]

Man whose wife is having an affair with his boss stops at the scene of a car accident and unwittingly saves the life of a killer who is the target of a hit by two FBI agents. The man's good deed results in his becoming a target for the Feds, and he's chased about with a waitress he meets along the way. Odd thriller that seems to have been made in Germany by a Euro-crew in English. Playing more like a beefed up made for Lifetime TV thriller with blood and some nudity this film has a polished sheen but little connection to reality. I'm still not sure where this is suppose to be taking place since some of the verbal references made me think it was the US while the mix of accents and locations made me think Europe. The odd sense of place makes the film seem unreal and you never buy a good number of the plot twists since you don't buy basic setting. Not bad as such, but nothing I would really want to pay to see again.

A EURO-TRASH version, of American STR8 2 video trash.

[nathan-yeo · 3/10 · 23 August 2009]

I got this movie @ one of the HAJI stores here I IRAQ. They use the comments from IMDb to describe the video. So they used the comment "This film is by far the worst I have ever seen.", it was as good as sold. No yes this is a bad film, it's about 10 years too late. But its low-grade budget. the worst film are the ones high-budget good cast but just trivial drivel and bull-crap dialog.

There's a scene in which the hero escapes from the bad guys. The bad guys look at his license plate and hunt him down. The problem is the license plate is obviously European. Hpowever a few scenes later the bad guys identify themselves as FBI agents (to the local American police department). Now this isn't the BOURNE identity so why are American Law Enforcement chasing this guy in a foreign country unless they're supposed to be in America. Yes it's a foreign production of Actors trying to do a cheesy American film. Here this guy is schlep, wife's cheating on him, bad at his job. the only joy he has in his life is this beautiful waitress at the local diner who obviously has a crush on him. He see's something at work he wasn't supposed to, and the hunt is on to kill him. (I.E. Pelican Brief, The FIRM, etc. etc.)No exotic locations or thrilling car chases but a movie just the same.

To say the movie was telegraphing scenes is a disgrace to the fast moving telegraph. A far more accurate description was they were boxed, addressed then sat in the back of the mini-van for a month, before someone finally mailed them.

poor production

[Gantec · 1/10 · 5 August 2008]

The production of the movie was so unbelievably bad that by the end of the movie I knew what was going to happen next.

They could have done such a better job by removing some of the dialog. The concept could have worked if the writing was not so bad. Who where these guys? Why where they killing these people? Why would Ian an Ruta be told to run at the end when everything was cleaned up. So many things did not make any sense.

Acting for the most part was believable by Ian, Ruta, and Oliver. BUT OMFG where did they dig up the rest of the cast. Three FBI agents with euro trash accents, kept me from getting into the story and thinking more about where it is suppose to be taking place.Was this suppose to the US or Europe. American made cars with Euro style plates and roads.

average B movie predictable lame story line

[mattj22 · 2/10 · 3 August 2008]

low budget bad story line couldn't wait for it to finish really! will archer {boone out of lost} is the only one with any acting skills, am surprised he did the movie. How could these professional Actors, Producers, and even the Janitor not see how precitable and bad this movie was before releasing it? I assure you that if I had the money to re-make this movie I could improve it 110 per cent, and I have never made a movie, or even acted in a play but could probably do better!!o I wish I could line everyone up who had anything to do with this movie, and slap them for insulting my intelligence avoid if you can!

2/10

A whole new dimension of crappy movie

[alexander_uppsala · 1/10 · 3 August 2008]

This film is by far the worst i have ever seen!! It could very well be the worst movie in human history!! I thought it would be a thrilling story but it kind of looks like a high school project done by students aiming very low.. The acting is so bad that i wanted to cry a some points and the whole story line is so predictable and badly done. Im sorry but no one in their right mind could like this film. Its almost like i want people to watch it just so they could share the experience of this high level crap movie. So.. My advice is to watch it some day when your mood is up, so you wont commit suicide! But please, watch it! You will surtenly regret it!

nothing but nothing

[afro_031 · 1/10 · 3 August 2008]

A really bad movie

This movie, even though with Ian Somerhalder and Ruta Gedmintas whom are hot and good actors fail to make an impression. This low-budget movie couldn't get any worse. Some scenes were plain stupid, you'll know what i'm talking about if you've seen it. In one scene at the hospital, there is a guy who tries to talk to IAN with a gun hidden behind his back, but from the point of Ians view it's easy to spot the gun, since it has a silencer. And half of the gun pops out of his back, really badly done, and of course IAN does not see this. What a laugh!

The chemistry between IAN and RUTA is acceptable in this movie but their acting is really bad, though the bad acting from the rest of the cast kind of overshadows IAN, so even though they act bad, they still act the best.

There is no variety to the scenes in this movie, they shoot the entire film in "his apartment" "job" "coffe house" And thats it. The lack of variety made the movie boring.

The plot in this movie is really cliché, the good old set-up-story. Two men whom lies about working for the federal bureau, but in reality? alleged assassins of some kind. Didn't get the whole part as the movie really did not explain some things, or i wasn't really paying attention during this sleeping pill of a movie.

Watching this movie will really make you feel sorry for the directors and everybody involved. The script is horrible, acting and the shots. It was really amateurely done, even I could have done this movie...better.

Only thing which makes this at any way worth seeing is IAN and RUTA, the two pretty faces.. but even that is bad..

//Axileas

Pretty Lame Job

[doit613 · 2/10 · 5 August 2008]

Movie is predictable, boring, and the acting is horrible, only thing I would like to add is I really liked Ruta Gedmintas, never heard of her before but shes hott sh*t and there doesn't seem to be a lot of coverage on her on the web, I definitely hope I see her again somewhere though.....

This film is by far the worst i have ever seen!! It could very well be the worst movie in human history!! I thought it would be a thrilling story but it kind of looks like a high school project done by students aiming very low.. The acting is so bad that i wanted to cry a some points and the whole story line is so predictable and badly done. Im sorry but no one in their right mind could like this film.

Don't...just don't...

[Sebbeman84 · 1/10 · 7 August 2008]

Headline says it all really, and in the interest of saving people from wasting any more time on this movie than they absolutely have to, the headline should suffice really.

There are plenty of things I'd rather spend my time doing rather than watching this again. Things like watching the grass grow, watching a slow motion recording of paint drying or why not watch a grape as it turns into a raisin.

The main story isn't all bad, although it contains nothing new really. Acting was terrible pretty much through and through, even though some actors are worse than others. Dialogue is poor and often not at all convincing. All put together, there are many scenes in this movie that makes you unsure of whether to laugh or cry.

Excellent and Made by People Who Were Apparently Thinking Outside the Box

[realitycheck-673-809680 · 10/10 · 22 June 2014]

I have just finished watching this movie on TV and I hurried here to say how impressed I am by the superb craftsmanship behind it. This is not your average crime movie and I'm absolutely stunned to read the fiercely negative reviews by other posters. Didn't they notice the talented cast, the original touch of the creators and, most of all, the movie's emphasis on the power of coincidence?

Yes, there are many coincidences in this movie. As a matter of fact, as far as I'm concerned, it shows how a long string of unfortunate coincidences can move your life forward and determine your fate. As someone who has observed this aspect of life for a long time, I am beyond delighted to see how the authors of the movie, the person who conceived and wrote the script, are drawing attention to this as coincidence is something most people fail to notice. Is this why most posters on this page failed to see what is plain to me?

I guess they expected to see a plot that nobody has ever seen before. That's understandable but not everything that can make a movie great. Sometimes the beauty is in the details or in the way they fall and meet together. This is one of those rare movies for me. Please note that I haven't said a thing about the plot because I don't want to spoil it for you and get banned from IMDb - you have all the power to see it and decide for yourself and disagree with me if you wish, for that's your right. I just want to attract your attention to what I think is its defining feature.

I also believe that the story is very logical, indeed. Perhaps it is because, having seen how life has been a chain of coincidences for many people around, this movie appears entirely realistic to me. Beyond realistic, in fact. Others could call it "contrived" for the same reason but I would and will not. It just takes a pair of eyes and a bit of experience in the movie's direction to fully accept and agree with its viewpoint.

Thank you for listening and I wish a pleasant viewing to anyone who will brave the negative reviews.

Boring and predictable

[fireandlightning · 4/10 · 29 January 2013]

The movie is about an accountant who gets into trouble when he tries to save a man from a car accident. That act gets him to be followed by two guys who tries to kill him. It only gets worse when he discovers that the men has killed his wife and her lover and he runs from the crime scene..

Even though Ian Somerhalder stars in this, he can't save it for a second.. The only reason why it gets 4 stars is because they tried do to a good movie, and Ian can act (though quite bad in this particular movie.. he's better in Lost and The Vampire Diaries). Very bad acting from the other so called actors and actresses. Pretty bad plot and the lines aren't very good either..

I love Ian Somerhalder but some poor casting choices and weak dialogue ruins this movie.

[mahabouraoud · 4/10 · 11 April 2013]

The storyline was decent. Ian Somerhalder and Ruda Gedmintas were great but David Scheller who plays the Assassin, FBI agent Devlin and Dulcie Smart who plays FBI Agent Kat Vasquez ruined the entire movie. Their acting is so horrendous it was painful for me to watch. At times the dialogue was weak, not one of the writers, Chris Artiga-Oliver, Thomas Jahn strong suits. Due to the faux pas of a few poor casting choices and poor writing (dialogue), I have to give this film a 4 out of 10. I cannot say I regret watching this movie because in my opinion, Ian Somerhalder saved me from being left with the feeling that I wasted a small portion of my life that I will never get back again.

This movie is different but good

[ghettopato · 8/10 · 3 August 2008]

This flick tells the Story of a clerk by the name of William Archer, who works hard at his job as an accountant and gets very little in return. Although this movie is about this person, who has the most unusual day of his life, the most interesting characters are the two killers that are after him. Both of them are portrayed in a very unique and humane way. The usual movie killer is portrayed as very cold and perfectionist but not these two guys, but they are also no idiots. It find it very difficult to describe them without spoiling the story for you. I can only recommend that you watch this flick and make your own opinion.