Former grifter (con man) Foley (Samuel L. Jackson) has served his 25 years for killing his former partner and is released from prison. Ethan (Luke Kirby), the son of that murdered partner, wants Foley to participate in a con and uses Iris (Ruth Negga) to pull Foley in, but Foley wants nothing to do with Ethan.
I know, I know you are probably thinking there will be the word "Good" before the word Samaritan in a matter of time. But, the Samaritan is the name of a con. Exactly how it works is hinted at and we never see the full version because this is a very twisty story where almost every character's utterance changes the direction of what we thought would be the main story. This type of story is reminiscent of a Charlie Chan movie where clues keep showing up that change everything. But, in here, it's not clues but a character's priorities, compulsions and aspects of revenge that are the overriding factors. So you are never sure where we are headed. As I said "very twisty."
Spoiler Alert: I have to give something away because I do not want you to be misled and shocked when you discover that Iris is Foley's daughter. When Foley finds out the truth he, too, is shocked and will not continue in that relationship. Oooops! Yes, Ooops, but there it is. This is only one of the many twists and the most shocking.
The acting all around is exceptional. And, yes, Mr Jackson does some bellowing from time to time. That's his shtick. It's a kind of subdued bellowing if that is possible. But, it works in here.
When you get to the end, you may insist the word "Good" should still come before the word "Samaritan" and having nothing to do with any con.
Violence: Yes. Sex: Yes, but nothing is seen. Nudity: Yes. Language: Yes, but not too many f-bombs.
I know, I know you are probably thinking there will be the word "Good" before the word Samaritan in a matter of time. But, the Samaritan is the name of a con. Exactly how it works is hinted at and we never see the full version because this is a very twisty story where almost every character's utterance changes the direction of what we thought would be the main story. This type of story is reminiscent of a Charlie Chan movie where clues keep showing up that change everything. But, in here, it's not clues but a character's priorities, compulsions and aspects of revenge that are the overriding factors. So you are never sure where we are headed. As I said "very twisty."
Spoiler Alert: I have to give something away because I do not want you to be misled and shocked when you discover that Iris is Foley's daughter. When Foley finds out the truth he, too, is shocked and will not continue in that relationship. Oooops! Yes, Ooops, but there it is. This is only one of the many twists and the most shocking.
The acting all around is exceptional. And, yes, Mr Jackson does some bellowing from time to time. That's his shtick. It's a kind of subdued bellowing if that is possible. But, it works in here.
When you get to the end, you may insist the word "Good" should still come before the word "Samaritan" and having nothing to do with any con.
Violence: Yes. Sex: Yes, but nothing is seen. Nudity: Yes. Language: Yes, but not too many f-bombs.