Review of Saint (1997) by Fazley A — 12 Aug 2011
There's a popular football (soccer) chant that applies very well to this film. What a load of rubbish!
Bad script. Bad acting. Bad plot. Bad direction. Add them up and you get ... well rubbish.
Why does Elisabeth Shue's character sound permanently out of breath? And why is she so wooden? An actress of her talent has put in an amazingly amateurism performance.
Val Kilmer as the Saint? Nope, just can't see it. The Saint was supposed to be a snappily dressed, slightly roguish character. Val is none of this. Possibly not entirely his fault.
Oh, and there is far far too much explanation of the background of The Saint. This is intolerable, and ruins what made the TV series so good. Roger Moore's method of acting may be just to raise and lower his eyebrows but he did a better job than anyone in this film.
Two and a half hours out of my life. Wasted.
This review of Saint (1997) was written by Fazley A on 12 Aug 2011.
Saint has generally received positive reviews.
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