Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

NateWatchesCoolMovies The Saint captures the moody, adventurous, achingly romantic aura of the great espionage tale better than some of the Bond films even do. It's not a perfect film, but it's a great time at the movies, pure spy escapism and cinematic pleasure. Val Kilmer plays Simon Templar, a mysterious, slippery international thief who takes dangerous employ from anyone willing to pay a night, discreet price for his unique talents. He also uses an elaborate range of disguises, with alias names coined by the Catholic saints. He is hired by a shadowy Russian billionaire (Rade Serbedzija) to steal the formula for a cold fusion device from a beautiful scientist (Elizabeth Shue). Naturally he falls in love with her and they end up on the run from the billionaire, his forces, MI6 and everyone in between. It's not a heavy hitting action romp like it sounds, but more of an atmospheric, romantic, theatrically inclined bit of intrigue, and a whole lot of slow burning fun. Much of the action takes place in gorgeous, picturesque Moscow, giving it a lovely, old world, almost John Le Carre esque feel. Kilmer is awesome, underplaying every disguise and clearly having a lot of fun, his own Templar identity a moody mix of guilt and passion. Shue takes the gorgeous scientist cliché and spins it for a believable, humbled character which works excellently. There's cool work from Alun Armstrong, Valery Nikolaev, and a cameo from Emily Mortimer as well. For fans of spy adventure flicks with a globetrotting, master of disguise sense of adventure, this one spins a tale worth tuning into.

Python Hyena The Saint (1997): Dir: Phillip Noyce / Cast: Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Henry Goodman: What kind of saint is this? Val Kilmer plays a disguise expert in a heating oil shortage in Russia where he is hired to steal Elisabeth Shue's work formula. They fall in love, which contract problems when he cannot steal from her. Kilmer does what he can with a role of virtually no feeling or emotion. Basically he is as concealed as his character is when donning a mask. The romance between Kilmer and Shue is an unnecessary distraction. Shue is basically there for a scene where she heats him up when he is freezing cold. Then they are off and running in subsequent chase scenes. Director Phillip Noyce is backed by fine production but no story. He previously directed Dead Calm, and had to be after directing this high budget geek show. Rade Serbedzija plays a typical villain with nothing to do other than to cause plot contrivances. There are too many endings and not one none of them good except perhaps the closing credits. Rather than be about identity, it is hyped up with special effects and a lot of mayhem and loud noise. Hopefully some of that noise will be the garbage truck should be the final resting place for this foolishness. Score: 2 / 10

kellyu This is one of my favourite movies, yet, it's not very good. Val Kilmer's various accents grate and some of his character's personas you just want to punch, but Elizabeth Shue is fun and Alun Armstrong and Henry Goodman are great. The shooting locations are beautiful and nowadays seeing the top-of-the-line technology is a moment of great nostalgia (oh I always wanted that Nokia Communicator 9000). The cars are a highlight; well funded dodgy Russians are always going to have good quality cars, and of course Phillip Noyce blows a few up. You will learn something; yes, that's a legitimate treatment for hypothermia. Hospitalisation would be a better bet, however.It's harmless entertainment and you'll enjoy yourself if you can suspend belief for a while. Particularly over the speed of some of Simon Templar's costume changes.

J D The Saint is a fun, well paced jaunt into the world of Simon Templar. Simon Templar can be looked at as a rogue mercenary who does dangerous and technically advanced jobs that only a handful of people in the world can pull off. It features solid acting from its three main characters (Val Kilmer in the title role, with Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija) and is never boring to watch. You can almost look at it as a precursor to the Jason Bourne style movies. While you cannot directly compare the plots of the two movies, after watching both you can see how the Bourne series adopts some of the action, intensity and overall feel of a movie like The Saint. I won't give away any more details, but it is worth watching and easily rates above its average score of 6 as seen on this website. It is a solid 7.5.