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Saint, The (1997) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Like last year'sThe Phantom,The Saintarrives in theaters with a history -- one that will do nothing to attract younger filmgoers, who will be completely unaware of it.UnlikeThe Phantom,however,The Saintisn't a period film, nor one ...read the complete Saint movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
The Next Big Franchise [Well, I guess not - Ed.] hits theaters this Friday, with all the trappings of a sequel-destined event. Infused with a backstory to set up the past of its nameless hero (Val Kilmer) as something of a "rogue James Bond with a gu ...read the complete Saint movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Kilmer and Shue are very good together and the bad guys are evil and bumbling as they should be. The special effects and stunt work are great. This is perfectly good light entertainment, if you ignore that little bit of seriousness. It rates a B. This ...read the complete Saint movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Tucson Weekly (Stacey Richter)
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
LowComDom Online Film Reviews
BBC Films (Almar Haflidason)
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Double Action
The Magic of the Movies (Alex Christensen)
Movie-Vault.com (Tyler Cruz)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Houston Chronicle
Salon (Charles Taylor)
Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
eye WEEKLY (Malene Arpe)
Philadelphia City Paper (A.D. Amorosi)
Film Scouts (Leslie Rigoulot)
DVD Net (Gavin Turner)
The Flying Inkpot (Rebecca Wan)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
I can't help but wonder if The Saint was given the final go-ahead following the success of 1995's James Bond redux, Goldeneye. This film, which plays very much like a low-key 007 yarn, began production in March 1996, shortly after the Bond movie's domesti ...read the complete Saint movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Anyone expecting anything remarkable or new about The Saint will be disappointed.
Simon Templar's latest adventure is fairly standard material, although it is brought to the screen
with a certain degree of style. Paramount has wisely ...read the complete Saint movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
As always, Cranky makes no comparison with source material, in this case the series of novels by Leslie Charteris, a movie series starring George Sanders which predates Cranky by decades, and the television series which starred Roger Moore. All that this ...read the complete Saint movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Michael Dequina
Kilmer has a perfect grasp on the character, pulling off convincing accents in his different guises (the fairly plain makeup work, however, does leave something to be desired), and keeping a great sense of humor throughout. Simon is not only good at ...read the complete Saint movie review at Michael Dequina
El Tiempo Latino (Jennice Fuentes)
Parent Previews
It's difficult to find new action intrigue films that are rated anything less than R. Although The Saint rates PG-13 by the MPAA, it will probably still not be suitable for most families. The story is intelligent and exciting, but violence is ...read the complete Saint movie review at Parent Previews
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Dragan Antulov
The movie starts with a prologue that shows traumatic childhood of a protagonist and later shifts to present time when we meet Simon Templar (played by Val Kilmer) as one of the world's best burglars. Templar's specialty is stealing of important data ...read the complete Saint movie review at Dragan Antulov
User Reviews
by HAMLET on October 12, 2009
Based on the series starring Roger Moore, who would go on to even greater fame as James Bond in seven classic films, "The Saint" is reborn...this time from the writer of "Die Hard With A Vengeance" and the director of "Dead Calm," "Patriot Games" & ...
by N. Evans "Nevans" on June 12, 2009
If you are in love, have been in love or just been in love w/ the idea of being in love; The Saint is just the movie to see. Not only is it action packed (from beginning to end), comical at times and fantastic to watch (location wise); it is one of my ...
by Reader Too on April 21, 2009
I agree totally with reviewer "Ryan", so I won't repeat him. I'll just add that if you are a fan of Val Kilmer you can't get better than this movie. It's very Kilmerish in every ...
by Shawna "story lov... on January 27, 2009
It's been many years since I've seen this movie. Quite surprised to see it's still good. I love the many characters Kilmer plays in this. Well done. ...
by J. B. Hoyos on June 02, 2008
"The Saint" is my type of movie. It is the perfect blend of action adventure, science fiction, and romance. Excellent performances are given by Val Kilmer as the international thief and Elizabeth Shue as the reclusive scientist. He is trying to steal ...
by S. Krouse "MovieG... on March 28, 2008
"The Saint" starring Val Kilmer, is perhaps Hollywood's best effort yet to produce an action film that is of interest to someone other than just 16 year old males. The story is witty and engaging with plenty of twists and turns to keep the viewer ...
by Craig Frooninckx on December 30, 2007
Val Kilmer does an awesome job as a super Thief that has lots of looks and tricks up his sleave. Hired by a corrupt Russian businessman to steal a formula to Cold Fussion for a British scientest whom he not only makes a connection with but eventually ...
by Nikolai Shebalin on February 11, 2007
The Saint is an amazing adventure with a true heart and soul. My wife and I watch it several times a year and it always captivates us. Unlike the Hollywood schlock of late the Saint truly delivers thrills and adventures with a soul and emotion, something ...
by S. Garcia "Marius... on January 07, 2007
This movie has mystery, suspense, and a little humor. This movie has a real unique feel to it. You have a man that changes disguise very easily, and has skill in other ways. ...
by Anibal Rodriguez ... on January 04, 2007
It is a good merchandise very low price. It a great opportunity to collete all those movies that can t bee fond in any store. ...
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