Never reveal your name. Never turn your back. Never surrender your heart.
Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and resolved.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is Val Kilmer the best thing in The Saint?”
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Dec 20232/10
**One of the worst espionage films of all time, in my opinion.** Anyone who saw the original series, from the 60s, with Sir Roger Moore in the lead role (he later took on the character of another charming secret agent, James Bond, who made him world-famous), will never forget it. It was arguably one of the best-made European series of that time, and was a huge success. I've never seen it all, although I'd like to, especially because I'm not that old. I saw some episodes released on TV channels dedicated to old programming, and I recognize that there is no way to compare the original product with this film, which is much inferior. Technically, the film seeks to make everything that was most advanced available to the production, but it still doesn't give us a great visual spectacle. Any film in the 007 franchise from the Pierce Brosnan era (roughly the same time) can be much better, more visually stunning and better executed. From the sets to the editing, to the cinematography, costumes and special effects, the film never manages to be as incredible as it would need to be to enchant us. This does not mean that it is poorly executed or makes very glaring errors in this area! It's simp
Read the whole review on TMDB - Kamuraion TMDB · Jul 20206/10
Good watch, would watch again, and can't confidently recommend. This movie is definitely dated. Val Kilmer was still riding on "I was Batman" and a bunch of Hollywood actors had decided to have a go at being the next action (/spy) guy, and I think it was to try to knock Tom Cruise out of his position (like that worked). This international spy of mysterious origin, even with an entire backstory as a prelude in the beginning of the movie, just so happens to be targeting "cold fusion", so we get a sci-fi edge. The person that happens to make the most plausible progress on cold fusion just happens to be a "stunningly beautiful woman", Elisabeth Shue, with a heart condition to top everything off. The actual movie experience was good, I promise, but thinking back on things, it all sounds so ridiculous. There is a lot of underlying romantic comedy at play here, and if I'm honest, I don't think they movie knew what it wanted to be: mob movie, sci-fi discovery, rom com, action / spy, political intrigue, catholic revolution, or orphan identity. Most of the fun stuff is spy versus Russian mob or cute rom com stuff, but you could probably get a better experience for either in different movies.
Read the whole review on TMDB - depost83on TMDB · Oct 20238/10
Absolutely love this movie. I find it charming, alluring and I seem drawn to it when the weather gets cooler, which probably has something to do with much of the film's setting in Moscow. Kilmer's role almost feels like that of a super hero, with a childhood trauma that still haunts him. The beautiful and vulnerable Elizabeth Shue complements the confident Kilmer. The villains are fun to despise, and the action scenes feel more fun because everyone is freezing their butts off while the viewer is comfortable on their recliner. It makes me nostalgic for this near-millennium period of filmmaking, which for whatever reason also brings to mind films like Sabrina (call me crazy).
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Cast
- Val KilmerSimon Templar
- Elisabeth ShueEmma Russell
- Rade ŠerbedžijaIvan Tretiak
- Henry GoodmanDr. Lev Botvin
- Alun ArmstrongInspector Teal
- Michael ByrneVereshagin
- Irina ApeksimovaFrankie
- Lev PrygunovGeneral Sklarov
- Charlotte CornwellInspector Rabineau
- Emily MortimerWoman on Plane
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- Phillip NoyceDirector
- Wesley StrickScreenplay
- Jonathan HensleighScreenplay
- Phil MeheuxDirector of Photography
- Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer
- Terry RawlingsEditor
- William J. MacDonaldProducer
- David BrownProducer
- Mace NeufeldProducer
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