But the way this kid is clawing his way to something better, and letting his hope drive him, feels misplaced in this world filled with despair. Homelessness has gone up and jobs have gone down. There’s an empty hero-shaped hole in this town, and that emptiness is felt everywhere. Samaritanis set in the fictional Granite City, and ever since the hero went missing all those years ago, things have just gone downhill. Javon “Wanna” Walton (left) as Sam Cleary and Sylvester Stallone (right) as Joe Smith in SAMARITAN, directed by Julius Avery, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. But in the world of a story like this, that feeling is a beating light of hope that things can be better. Both of these movies, for all of their flaws (and there are plenty), capture the child’s perspective and innocence incredibly well. Samaritanopens with a scene that shockingly feels like The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in the best way. Sadly, the execution of the interesting concept leaves too much to be desired and far too little to be remembered. Prime Video’s Samaritanfinally delivers a story of idolatry, questioning what lies beyond the mask the people tend to worship. 2and The Suicide Squad, Stallone has been a mere inevitability for the vast catalog of superhero projects. Aside from minor roles in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy vol. Honestly, I am baffled it has taken this long for Sylvester Stallone to make his outing into the superhero subgenre.
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