The Saint (Wide Screen)

Advantages: Good nostalgic entertainment with cool gadgets
Disadvantages: Val Kilmer's overly hairy chest

...who had never heard of The Saint before this film was released? If you raised your hand, well, you're either too young to remember (or were born after the original series) or you were living in a parallel universe during the 60s/70s! The original series starred Roger Moore and then Ian Ogilvy as the charming Simon Templar a.k.a. The Saint… ~*~ CAST AND CREW ~*~ The Saint was released in 1997 and starred Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, ...
...Robert Evans, the story and screenplay are by Jonathan Hensleigh and it was directed by Phillip Noyce. The film is rated PG-13 and lasts for just under 2 hours. ~*~ PLOT TEASER ~*~ The film starts off in a catholic orphanage in the Far East where a priest is cruelly trying to make a young boy to say his name is John Rossi (a Saint) and the boy refuses to yield even after getting a good caning. The priest punishes all of the children by withholding ... Read review

Advantages: Good old romp
Disadvantages: I didn't land the part

...Well, Val Kilmer plays the orphaned child who decides to become an adventurer, donning different disguises as he goes on his merry adventures. Such as? All of his noms des guerres are names of saints you see. He also is a bit of a dab hand with the makeup and the accents. What's his game? He wants to make $50 million and to this end takes on a variety of 'jobs' at high cost to reach his goal. In the process he manages to offend a Russian mafiosi. ...
...him a contract to steal the secrets of nuclear fusion from .... Elizabeth Shue who plays a shy professor. Bet she falls in love with the hero? How did you know that? Have you seen it? Anyway, she does but she gets a bit peeved and has him arrested. Temper, temper. They do eventuallly hatch a plot to cause the downfall of the bad guy and save the democratic president of Russia (who is under threat from the bad guy) and give nuclear fusion to the ... Read review

Advantages: Fast moving storyline, and a great cast.
Disadvantages: None that I recall.

This film version of the original 60's series with Roger Moor as the unforgettable saint, revamped it for the newer audience. Van Kilmer was the obvious choice with his bold stature and impressive good looks. The film kept me in my seat with tension surrounding the characters constantly, with their strive to succeed. The action sequences lacked the special effects often seen in such films, however it still maintained the ability to impress. There ... Read review

Advantages: great film
Disadvantages: some places it goes off track

...line and actors/actresses. write from the beginning its breathe taking with a dramatic plot. Val Kilmer was a good choice of actor he pulled of all saints superbley and his disguises and voice changes just completes the film. With it mostly being set in cooler countries you dont get to see the super hero runnig around sweating bukets wearing nothing but shorts and his gun, which i must say is a massive bonus to the film. with a believable story and ... Read review

Advantages: Good work from the lead actors
Disadvantages: Has a lot of expectation to live up to and nearly makes it but not quite

The Saint, although not all that well-received in its cinema debut, is a good effort at making the classic character and TV star of old into a decent 1990s film. Val Kilmer is more than useful in a difficult to take on title role, and the story is well updated into the present day. Elizabeth Shue is the beautiful co-star who is a genius who has an outline for cold fusion to be developed and her dream is to market it to help the world. However, unsurprisingly, ... Read review

Advantages: Action, Violents And very catchy
Disadvantages: Not A Known Film

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Advantages: plain and simple good film
Disadvantages: None from me

...Director – Troy Duffy. Run Time – 103 minutes approx. Special Features – None from the early release although a special edition has been released. Cast – Willem Defoe – Paul Smecker. Sean Patrick Flanery – Conner MacManus. Norman Reedus – Murphy MacManus. David Della Rocco – Funny Man. Trivia- Bleeding through an american metal band from california loved the film so much they used samples from the film on there Major label debut This is love, This muderous. Plot Summary – Conner (Flanery) and Murphy(Reedus) MacManus are devote Irish catholic brothers living in harsh conditions and living a tough life in a tough neighbourhood, believing that it’s god’s will for them to get rid of Boston’s bad guys. Equipped with an arsenal of guns, lots of cash and divine intervention the MacManus brothers are looked upon has ‘saint... Read review

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