Bad Samaritan (2018)

A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.

Director:

Dean Devlin

Writer:

Brandon Boyce

Stars:

David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Tennant	...	Cale Erendreich
Robert Sheehan	...	Sean Falco
Kerry Condon	...	Katie
Carlito Olivero	...	Derek Sandoval
Jacqueline Byers	...	Riley Seabrook
Tracey Heggins	...	FBI Agent Olivia Fuller
Rob Nagle	...	Don Falco (as Robert P. Nagle)
Lorraine Bahr	...	Patty Falco
Jacob Resnikoff	...	Rowan Falco
David Meyers	...	Nino
Tony Doupe	...	Detective Wayne Bannyon
Lisa Brenner	...	Helen Leyton
Sofia Hasmik	...	Jocelyn
Delpaneaux Wills	...	Officer Aguilar
Hannah Barefoot	...	Sabine

Storyline

In Portland, the amateurish photographer Sean Falco works with his best friend Derek Sandoval as valet at a fancy restaurant. His girlfriend Riley Seabrook studies in a university and he is estranged of his stepfather. Sean and Derek are also smalltime burglars, stealing the houses of the costumers while they are eating in the restaurant. One day, the obnoxious client Cale Erendreich arrives at the restaurant driving a Maserati and Sean drives his car back to his house using the computer and Derek watches Cale in the restaurant. While snooping around the house, Sean finds a locked room and when he opens the door, he stumbles upon a woman tied to a chair with chains and gagged. He unsuccessfully tries to release her but he is forced to return to the restaurant with the Maserati. Sean decides to call the police, but Cale lures the police officers and turns Sean's life upside-down.

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Plot Keywords:

burglar | valet parking | captive | violence | tied feet | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bad Samaritan

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,726,868, 6 May 2018

Gross USA:

$3,435,047

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,623,836

Company Credits

Production Co:

Electric Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout the film, numerous images of horses can be seen in Cale's home, including a horse skin rug that appears on his floor in a deleted scene. these are reference back to his first kill, a colt he murdered while he was trying to tame it.

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Goofs

When Sean flips over Cale right after beating him up at the ending scenes in the woods the hood of his jacket is suddenly on his head, while in the previous shot it was not.

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Quotes

Sean Falco: You... are fucking crazy! You know that... right?
Cale Erendreich: No... no... no. Because crazy people get caught.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Bad Samaritan (2018)

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Soundtracks

We Like to Party
Written by Jarrel Young, Waqaaz Hashmi (as Waqaas Hashmi) & John Sztrikacs
Performed by Young Wolf Hatchlings
Courtesy of FameCity Group Inc
By arrangement with Cutting Edge Group

User Reviews

Bad Samaritan: Not half bad

David Tennant stars as the movies antagonist in a clever little thriller that deserves more recognition than it appears to have recieved.

It tells the story of two friends who through their valet job proceed to rob people while they are at the restaurant. But on this occasion one of them finds a little more than he expected as the home contains a chained up woman.

Now Bad Samaritan immediatly suffers from a flaw that a lot of movies have have lately. Namely protagonists that I can't care for. Why am I supposed to root for criminals? These people are robbing folks, why am I supposed to care about them? Sadly this has been a big thing lately and really badly needs to stop.

The story is great, David Tennant is excellent (As always) and it all plays out really well. But our lead being a thief just kept nagging at me and bothered me considerably more than it perhaps should.

Putting that aside I can confidently say Bad Samaritan is a smart little film, well constructed and well performed so if the bad protagonist thing doesn't bother you then it's well worth your time.

The Good:

David Tennant

Very well made little thriller

Solid concept

The Bad:

Unlikeable protagonist

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

David Tennant needs more high profile work

Bad guys need to play bad guys, thieves should not be the protagonists

Women still haven't established that allowing themselves to be photographed topless/naked is a bad idea