The Saint | | Cast : | Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue | | Director : | Phillip Noyce | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 04, 1997 | | DVD Released Date : | January 08, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | "The Amereecans are in here!" | Content
 | For the most part, the action scenes are great. The chemistry between Kilmer and Shue works well. My friends and I always get a laugh when quoting this movie. The only thing I cannot stand about it is the Russian characters always speaking in English with eachother rather than in Russian. I know this is obviously so the audience does not have to read subtitles, but it would have made the movie a bit more authentic. They could have done something like was done in "Hunt for Red October". The actors spoke Russian, and then a close up was done to an actor's mouth and he started to speak English. This has always been a beef I have had with movies with characters that are foreign. Overall, it is a good movie and the soundtrack is good too. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | a good val kilmer flick... | Content
| i know, sounds like an oxy moron but even if you don't like val kilmer you'll like this flick. it's a slippery theif action movie with a semi decent love plot in it, it's got a great plot and the carefree humor of the main character is pretty good. might not be worth owning for everybody but i liked it enough to own. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 04, 2005 | | Summary | I'm named after Saint... | Content
| Val Kilmer stars in this relatively light film about a thief-for-hire whose so close to reaching his target goal. But the end is never easy and Kilmer's character (the thief) finds out there may be more then just money at stake.
This film is pretty enjoyable, and has a nice basis that it goes from. For instance, Kilmer's character does not just change his name because he has too, but because of the anonyminity with which he has lived his whole life. Thus we are intrigued, and as his character humorously goes from disguise to disguise to escape "them" all, we just cannot help but get a little caught up.
As one reviewer mentioned, Kilmer fans should enjoy his different "selves", or saints of the moment if you will. Yet, this film is actually just good-natured, and a bit dramatic (action) at times too. So the fan cannot helped be pulled in a bit, at least to see, well, what is his name? |
| Rating | | | Date | March 23, 2005 | | Summary | THIS SAINT FAN LIKES IT | Content
| There are some who say that fans of Simon Templar should not see this film, but I say that Templar fans should make up their own minds. Some detractors accuse this Saint of being unrealistic and "corny", but fans of The Saint who dislike fictional escapism and "corny" entertainment should really find a new hero. There has always been a great deal of escapism and "corn" in The Saint canon, films, radio shows, comics, and TV shows. This Saint is certainly no worse, and in many ways is far superior, to other later day Saints like Ian Ogilvy or Simon Dutton. They each had their strong points, but Val Kilmer's Templar is by far a more intriguing character. I have very little knowledge of Val Kilmer's other work, but he's engaging and entertaining in this role. One of the most interesting aspects of the film is that the origin of the character is revealed for the first time. Some have said this only takes place at the start of the film, but in reality the entire film IS the origin. It includes Simon's journey from criminal to Saint. His transformation, and three "miracles", kept me hooked from start to finish. All Simon Templar fans should give this one another look. This Saint is a damn good picture worth seeing. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 11, 2005 | | Summary | Brilliant move, a thinking mans james bond | Content
| awesome viewing, buy this if you like espionage, a bit of romance and a great story, a cool movie. |
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