It’s one of Sylvester Stallone’s lowest rated films, yet it’s getting a sequel

It’s one of Sylvester Stallone’s lowest rated films, yet it’s getting a sequel



Sylvester Stallone as a former superhero in The Samaritan

It’s difficult to remember a film from his career Sylvester Stallone. Of course, we naturally think of his roles as Rambo and Rocky. But there are many other works with the actor that have left their mark. In the lot, The Samaritan (2022) it probably wouldn’t be the movie you think of first. Directed by Julius Avery, the film was released on Prime Video.

The Samaritan ©Prime Video
The Samaritan ©Prime Video

Sylvester Stallone plays him a former superhero which remained discreet for twenty years. But Sam, a thirteen-year-old Samaritan fan, will discover that his neighbor, Joe, is this former superhero. Seeing that danger and crime are growing in his neighborhood, and to protect the boy, the Samaritan will have no choice but to return to service.

A sequel despite mediocre ratings

In addition to Sylvester Stallone, the cast of The Samaritan is composed of Javon Walton, Dascha Polanco, Moisés Arias, Pilou Asbæk, Sophia Tatum and Martin Starr. The feature film’s reception does not appear to be great, based on the feature’s rating on several review aggregators. ON Rotten tomatoes, The Samaritan gets a 38% rating from the press, but 71% from spectators. Rather engaging from the viewer’s side therefore. Except that the film’s rating only reaches 45 onwards MetacriticAND 5.7/10 next toIMDB. Finally, up Assignedthe press average is 3/5, while the viewer average is only 2.4/5.

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We are therefore far from Sylvester Stallone’s most popular films. However, second The Hollywood journalist, a sequel would be well in preparation on the Amazon side. The script is currently being written and Sly ready to reprise his role. A settlement was reportedly reached with the actor before the Hollywood strike. The studio then estimated that the numbers for the first film were enough to launch The Samaritan 2. It must be said that at the time of launch the feature film ranked in first place and remained there for three consecutive weeks.

Source: Cine Serie

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