GOOD SAM

US, 2019, 89 minutes, Colour.
Tiya Sirca, Chad Connell, Marco Grazzini, Jesse Camacho, Mark Camacho.
Directed by Kate Melville.

Good Sam is an agreeable light entertainment. Tiya Sirca plays an ambitious reporter, going out to dangerous situations, even needing to be rescued. She is rescued from a fire my genial firefighter, Chad Connell. Obviously, there is a romance in the making.

The title, with reference to the parable of the Good Samaritan, indicates the thrust of the drama, a variety of people receiving financial gifts from an anonymous donor. The reporter’s father is in politics and one of his associates capitalises on the good Samaritan story pretending to be the benefactor.

However, we all know that it is the nice firefighter whose brother has been killed in an accident and that in this boat and who wants to give the benefit to all those who are associated with his brother.

Edifying and enjoyable in a pleasant way.

1. A genial television movie?

2. The American city, the newspaper world, local disasters, fires and brigades? Homes? Political and social worlds? The garage? The musical score?

3. The title, the biblical reference, the Good Samaritan?

4. Katie, ambitious journalist, her father in politics, the meals with him, society gatherings and her being at home? Her relationship with the editor, other members of the staff, rivalries?

5. The initial fire, the dangers, her reporting, getting past security? Erich and the rescue? Connecting with him? The report? The reaction of the editor and warning Katie about dangers?

6. The news of the money donation, the variety of people who were given money, their needs, family, education, illness, donations for research? The anonymity of the donor? The reports, the public response to the articles?

7. Katie and Jack, the social settings, Jack and his furthering his own political cause, his claims to be the good Samaritan, his stolid manner, Katie upset with him, the interviews, is using the same phrases, given to him by the publicity company? Is actually giving a gift? Katie and her suspicions, denunciation?

8. The man with the falls claims, discussions with Katie – yet the good repercussions for the public and their good Samaritan acts?

9. Katie and Eric, the links between them, meals together and cooking, Katie and her detective work, discovering the truth, the boat, directs brother, his death, leaving his boat to Eric, Eric wanting to do good to those associated with his brother, but anonymously and they’re not having any burden?

10. The romance, the continued debt generosity of the citizens? On the park bench, the thanks for Katie depart on to pass on to the Good Samaritan?

11. A genial and pleasant film?