Bad Samaritan is a film that I simply did not know was even being released until I looked on Fandango and checked what movies I could go see yesterday. And besides David Tennant, there's really no big name here at all and there wasn't a single bit of marketing that I saw, so there's that. Really, Bad Samaritan will likely be a film that comes and goes and never knows that it existed. However, I actually thought it was a pretty well made film. Granted, it starts to fall apart after the hour mark, but if you're just looking for a cheap thrill with some fun performances, creepy imagery, and good time at the theater, then look no further than Bad Samaritan. The film has no place making some of the third act decisions it does however, it never fully jumps the proverbial shark, and it's always entertaining.

7.3/10

I don't get why this has a semi decent rating! Good premise but wow it got so silly, the characters made terrible decisions, the cops were useless and everyone should have died 100 times. I gave it 4 because I did keep watching and want to know how it ended.

Bad Samaritan is a B movie dark thriller with enough twists and plenty of lapses in logic.

Set in Portland, Oregon. Sean (Robert Sheehan) and his friend Derek (Carlito Olivero) are valet parkers in a restaurant. As the guests dine, they use the sat nav to go to their houses and rob it.

Sean goes to rob's Cale (David Tennant) house, an obnoxious rich guy who drove to the restaurant in a Maserati. Sean discovers a terrified young woman bound and gagged.

Sean goes to the police who do not believe his story. Cale discovering what has happened seeks to make his life a misery. It piques his psychopathic tendencies.

Director Dean Devlin manages to find some humour with some mild torture porn. It is not Hitchcock and too tame to be Hostel.

Tennant's American accent is a bit distracting. It lapses into silliness too often.