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Samson
2018 110 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★4.7
Action, Drama, Adventure
Director: Bruce Macdonald, Gabriel Sabloff
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Description
After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine prince, a young Hebrew with Supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and his God.
Budget:
$3.5M
US Gross:
$4.72M
Worldwide:
$4.9M
Starring
Taylor James
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Billy Zane
Actor
Lindsay Wagner
Actor
Key opinion
Samson is widely panned as a low-quality biblical adaptation that fails to achieve its intended epic scale. Critics and audiences agree that the production suffers from amateurish execution, a disjointed screenplay, and unconvincing visual effects.
| Production | The production design relies heavily on unconvincing CGI and green-screen environments, stripping the film of a professional aesthetic. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay presents a chaotic and logic-defying narrative that clumsily merges various biblical accounts. | |
| Acting | The performances are widely criticized as semi-professional and lackluster, failing to anchor the historical epic. | |
| Editing | The editing is poorly executed, contributing to a disjointed viewing experience that fails to maintain a coherent flow. | |
| Originality | Opinions on the film's tone are split: while some see it as a misguided attempt at a soap-opera-style biblical epic, others lament the lack of the imaginative, speculative approach found in more successful genre films. |