Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson's work as covered on Movie Habit

• The Protege (2021)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: While The Protege stumbles, it's still a solid piece of action entertainment.

• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Not for every taste, but this spy spoof has some kick

  Review by Matt Anderson: An amiable – and subversive – romp through spy genre tropes.

• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Gives an adult tilt to the Marvel Comics world

  Review by Matt Anderson: Sequel starts hot but ends cold.

• The Avengers (2012)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Comic-book movie delivers the goods

• Iron Man 2 (2010)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Kicks off summer movie season with panache

  Review by Robert Denerstein: 1 was better but 2 will do

• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: An extended commercial for an animated TV series debuting in the fall.

• Jumper (2008)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Conveniently improbable storytelling makes a a l-o-n-g, surprisingly dull 90 minutes

• 1408 (2007)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Nick Reed: Doesn't offer enough to distract you from recognizing what you've already seen before

• xXx: State of the Union (2005)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Never before has a "franchise" fallen apart so quickly

• In My Country (2005)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Stories of Apartheid deserve to be heard, but that doesn't automatically make this a good film

• The Incredibles (2004)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: It's the social commentary, yes, social commentary, that sets this Pixar film a nudge above the rest

  DVD review by Matt Anderson: The supplemental materials are superb, the rare kind that actually expand on the movie's universe

  DVD review by Matt Anderson: The Incredibles make an incredible debut on Blu-ray.

• Basic (2003)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: I had to take on faith that the plot could, theoretically, be made sense of

• Formula 51 (2002)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Utterly without redeeming social importance

• XXX (2002)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: There isn't anything very adult about XXX, an adolescent fantasy with big explosions

• Changing Lanes (2002)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Sometimes God likes to put two guys in a paper bag and just let 'em rip

• The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Artful characters and settings clash with a formulaic detective story

• Unbreakable (2000)

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes

• Captain Marvel

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Too much is thrown to the trite and the tame instead of leaning forward into the bold and the brave.

• Glass

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: It's the same through-line that was told exponentially better in the Dark Knight trilogy.

• The Hitman's Bodyguard

  Samuel L. Jackson, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: It's one of those movies that no doubt looked great on paper.