Alicia I love this movie so much

Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Tss5078 Whether you know him best as an occasional actor, a martial arts champion, or a heavy metal singer, there is no doubting the fact that Johnny Strong is a very interested and talented guy. That's why I wanted to see his only leading role, unfortunately, the best part of this film, was it's soundtrack. Strong plays Detective Sean Riley, a cop who doesn't play by any rules. He recently lost his family and now he finds himself smack in the middle of a gang war, that he feels is getting help from inside his own department. On top of that, he's stuck with a new partner, a guy who is definitely not ready for where this investigation is about to go. As far as stories go, this one wasn't too bad, but the problem here is Johnny Strong. I like the guy a lot, when it comes to an actor who can put out a few funny lines and kick some ass, he's perfect, but the star of a feature film, he's not suited for that and it shows. The background story here is pretty solid, but due to the lack of acting skills, it isn't developed much, and we end up with a lot of heated profanity laced arguments, followed by gun fights. Your typical, basic, low budget, action film. There really wasn't anything special about this movie other than a few funny lines, unfortunately pretty much what I expected.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Sinners And Saints is a very adeptly made New Orleans set cop thriller that pays homage to tough archetypes of yore such as Lethal Weapon, Dirty Harry and Bad Boys. It's far more serious and sinewy than those movies though, sucking the humour off its own bones and leaving a grim tale of one man ditching the force and going rogue in an attempt to hunt down some extremely bad people. Johnny Strong, a formidable, muscular guy, plays Detective Sean Riley, trying to sort through the post-Katrina chaos of the city whilst internally dealing with the loss of his wife and infant son. Strong is known for The Fast And The Furious as well as Black Hawk Down, quickly making it his calling card to play tough outsiders who get stuff done with a fiery knack for not always playing by the rules. As it turns out, New Orleans is rife with psychopathic criminals up to no good, starting with evil mercenary Raymond Crowe (a badass, hateable Costas Mandylor), leading a crew of paramilitary scumbags into some very nefarious deeds. Riley discovers that his old army buddy Colin (the blonde half of the Boondock Saints, Sean Patrick Flanery, getting some nice, quiet moments of introspect before the firefights) is involved somehow, spurring him further into action. His commanding officer Trahan (Tom Berenger, stoically reminiscing about the youthful days in which he headlined flicks like these), worries that the path he's headed down is too dark and similar to the men he is hunting. He's paired with an unseasoned rookie (Kevin Philips), and an inevitable bond is forged in between and during bouts of gunfire. The action is wickedly staged, rising above the ineptitude that usually brands direct to video efforts like this. No, these filmmakers know exactly what they are doing and how to raise a pulse, demonstrating care and passion in creating their battle scenes. The cast is stacked high as can be as well. A boisterous Kim Coates has a fleeting scene to kick off the film. Resident baddie Jurgen Prochnow shows up a few times as malicious arch villain Mr. Rhykin, pulling strings which we are never fully privy to (I've heard rumblings about a sequel, hopefully with answers regarding his character). The other Mandylor brother Louis plays a bleach blond Australian mercenary and is beyond priceless. UFC legend Bas Rutten plays Dekker, a frightengingly nasty dude who proves a tough obstacle for Riley. Rapper Method Man even rears his head as a bad tempered, disfigured street thug who has his part to play in the whole clusterfck. I watch countless direct to video action flicks that try their absolute adorable best to emulate the films they admire, often very lazily and without adding any new flavors. Can't say that about this one. It fires up such a wicked, visceral punch while maintaining it's own solid gold originality that it can scarcely even be called a B movie save for the fact that it wasn't released theatrically. It's pure, first class action, and demands a watch from anyone who says they're a completest of the genre, before that claim can be validated.

kimjarman19 First of all, I'd like to say I did like this film, before people start rating this down, but I think it had the potential to be a lot better.The main character looked too cliché for the part, I was hoping for a vaguely happy, good cop to have gone rouge if you would, but instead I got an already messed up one. The reason for him being that way was explained but very briefly and we got to see no storyline about it really. On top of that his partner doesn't really suit the part, I didn't think so anyway.Some of the acting was a bit unbelievable and jumpy but it's a good watch if you're not expecting anything amazingly special, and that's why I rated it a 7/10, because the acting really bugged me. Apart from what I've stated it was a good film, though.

woolybehemoth Not many movies make my day these days, but today my day is made! This movie is a treat. If you are a fan of stylish, old school action movies, with an emphasis on dialogue and memorable characters, enter Sinners and Saints.From start to finish, the movie runs. That is the pace. Tons of well-executed action sequences with a pumping soundtrack keep you ignorant of any flaws that there might be.The actors OWN their characters. Even the typical henchmen have something stylish to them that makes their screen presence enjoyable to an extent.For once the good guys aren't constantly entering monologues about whether or not killing someone is right or not. They just do it. Short and brutal decision-making. The 'baddies' aren't any different and "remorse" is not in this movie's vocabulary.I can't think of a criticism, as an action movie (not a thinking movie), it succeeds and delivers on all levels, ie, the only level that there is, 'Action!'.Don't expect scantily clad damsels in distress, if you want that, watch just about anything else, this is more along the lines of Die Hard, where action is paramount, everything else, an unnecessary burden to pace.Final word: Watch it, buy it, own it, tell your friends about it, drink while watching it, buy a second copy in case one gets damaged. This is bound to be a cult classic!