I really enjoyed this movie. At first I thought it was going to be a series, so I was disappointed in the lead-up with the kids and stuff, but in viewing it as a one-off movie it is acceptable.So the good:- I really loved the effortless super-power use, be it super strength/healing/etc that showed off, as well as the side effects.- Stallone seemed made for the role of a pained, beaten down, hopeless strong guy who loves one-liners to help be grow better. He's at his best when he plays the broken mentor role. While his character was written overly silent and a bit lacking, it fits in well with Stallone and his acting style - any other way seems unnatural. - The villain playing up as the anti-hero, but really just being a villain, was done well. I'd have liked to see more of him.- The action scenes were good, very good. They weren't over the top with lasers going and super speed kills, it was one guy. In fact, at one point, I was expecting an Old Boy style hallway scene with the mobs... and it would have fit in perfectly well. Really drew me in.The meh/not so good:- The kids and the kids mother. The writing for them would work better as a series. The exposition/attempts to appeal would have worked better spread over 6-8 hours of getting to actually know them. Seeing the mother isn't a great parent but trying super hard? That would have worked better if our first interaction wasn't her borrowing money from the kid and the other stuff that followed DIRECTLY after. Because the stuff she says and does isn't at all in-line with our first interaction with her. She's a VERY good mother who is trying hard to lead her son right, and we are missing all context on why she's failing. We know nothing about their family.- There are several scenes that go nowhere, such as the boy trying to expose that Samaritan lives. That was just pointless character introduction that could have all been done by a simple newpaper headline at the start of the movie.- The acting in general was a 'meh' most of the time. The lines were often read either flat or overly emotive. Lines that should have been just two buddies talking was suddenly and Uncle Ben's Great Power speech. Lines that should have been 'I've realized something brilliant!' was as general as saying what the weather was outside. This would have been forgiven more if this was a show and the characters could grow in confidence into the role, but in a movie? It's pretty disappointing. Something that can be overlooked, but still disappointing.All in all, I did really enjoy the movie - but that's because the main focus of the movie hit all my comic book happiness triggers. It wasn't sexual, it wasn't overly gruesome, it wasn't gore for gore, etc. It was just a decently done retired/broken superhero movie.

A solid 4 star movie, enjoyable action movie, a bit predictable but fun nonetheless and thank God there was no wokeness which is why I gave it the 5th star.

Loved the direction they took with this. Only thing I wish is that they took a deeper dive into Stallone's character and why he became what he is in this movie.

Proud of Stallone for taking this on. My wife loved his character and really thought it was the best acting he's done. Rocky - Rambo - Samaritan. He's not only amazing but seems ageless.