Bad Samaritan

IT’S always a great feeling knowing you’ve been pleasantly surprised by a relatively low-key film, in this case, this thriller-horror directed by Devlin.

The film revolves around Sean Falco (Sheehan), who secretly robs homes with his best friend, Derek (Olivero), to pay the bills.

They gain access to private homes through their jobs as car park valets (incidentally, the movie will teach you to never keep your house keys in the car if you have a navigation system set to home).

Getting involved in this criminal activity is more out of desperation rather than profit for Sean, as he targets homes belonging to rude and entitled customers. Cast: Robert Sheehan, David Tennant and Carlito Olivero Director: Dean Devlin E-Value: 8 Acting: 9 Plot: 8

One night, the boys are intrigued by a Maserati pulling up for valet. When the rich but rude Cale Erendreich (Tennant) steps out, Sean has no qualms robbing his home.

What he ends up finding inside Cale’s house is a young woman tied to a chair. The shock and fear get the better of Sean, and he runs away, abandoning the chance to be a good Samaritan.

Consumed by guilt and feeling that he had to help, Sean decides to do the right thing and inform the authorities.

However his action soon leads to trouble from Cale, who dangerously disrupts not only Sean’s life but the lives of everyone he loves as well.

Sheehan’s emotion-filled portrayal of Sean means you can’t help but root for him, especially when no one believes what he saw in Cale’s house, not even the police.

Tennant does a brilliant job, perfectly embodying the beyondbad Cale, a complete contrast to his charming image he once had as the Doctor in Doctor Who.

The film gets darker and more dramatic towards the end, but the culmination of Sean’s journey is still satisfying nonetheless, and you will soon realise why the film is called Bad Samaritan.