The Saint

Accept this for what it is- a failed television pilot with added scenes added to pad it out to movie length.

The main reason this never made it to series has to be Eliza Dushku. She is a "black hole" that causes all action to stop any time she is on camera. She behaves as if she is heavily medicated -- delivering each and every line with the same flat monotone. I wonder why any performer with such a severely limited range can have a career even in Hollywood.

The other major failing here is with the basic plot. It is about as generic as possible, Absolutely nothing in this film is even remotely new or fresh -- it all has a "seen this all before many many times" aspect to it.

Well, I take that back. I wasn't crazy about Val Kilmer.

I loved George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Ian Ogilvy and Roger Moore as The Saint. Since this version featured two ex-saints, Ogilvy and Moore, I wanted to see it.

Yikes.

This is a TV movie, and if you've been having trouble sleeping, this is just the thing. What a slow-moving bore replete with flashbacks of little Simon and the past life of his assistant (Eliza Dushku). And next to no plot.

Ian Ogilvy looked awful -- someone said here Moore looked awful - give the man a break - he was in his mid-'80s (this was made in 2013 as a TV pilot and was not picked up - what a shock). No one is dazzling forever.

Lots of karate-type moves. That's about it. At an hour and a half, it felt like Birth of a Nation.

Simon Rayner didn't excite me, although I'm sure he's very good in other films. But what could one expect from him, no doubt trying to stay awake.

First of all let me start by saying i think the really bad reviews on this are a little uncalled for. I actually enjoyed it and it was good to see Roger Moore the original saint in it if only for 1 minute, and Ian Ogilvie who played the return of the Saint in a more substantial role' Give it a try and judge the movie for yourselves, don't take my word or anyone else's word.

This is a slightly silly movie that doesn't seem to be able to realise that it shouldn't take itself so seriously. The plot feels like a long TV episode with convenient artifacts that allow the activities to proceed somehow. Some of the actors manage to put in a credible performance, despite the material they're given to work with - but alas, many of the others end up looking like earnest but inadequate hopefuls in the local amateur theater group.

The appearance of earlier 'Saint' actors is a nice gimmick that adds a couple of light fun moments and doesn't do any harm to the story. The predictable plot would probably be appealing to a young audience and it clearly stays within the bounds of family entertainment. Any deaths on-screen are sanitary affairs and the fights are unlikely to be traumatic viewing, even for audiences of a young age. A couple of bloody noses and a smear of blood on the floor are the total indications of gore - which should be fine for family audiences. The technology is pure cartoon nonsense (including the decrepit concept that electronic fund transfers stream money that has to move in smaller amounts, with a changing total as the transfer progresses. *sigh*). Unfortunately, the action scenes are mundanely generic.

The Saint is as credible as Robin Hood would be after a dozen sequels - and has the identical entertainment value. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

This movie had potential to be good, but fell short.

It tried in numerous occasions to lift its game but with low budget looking sets, questionable dialog, sketchy editing, accompanied with generic background music, sees this movie dragged back down.

I think the two main actors - Adam Rayner & Eliza Dushku - did a reasonable enough job, but some of the supporting cast are left wanting.

I would love to see a modern take of The Saint that befits the original, but sadly this movie isn't it. Having said that, they classed this as a TV Movie which is appropriate since this feels like a two TV episodes in one.