Review of The Samaritan (2012) by Rick Groen for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 16 May 2012
About a third of the way along, there's a shocking revelation that definitely packs a punch. Problem is, it's followed by a near-immediate return to familiar narrative convention, where the noir ante rises exponentially toward a climax that arrives too hastily and ends too neatly.
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This review of The Samaritan (2012) was written by Rick Groen and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 16 May 2012.
The Samaritan has generally received mixed reviews.
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