The Saint
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 4, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
11
Negative:
4
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25
San Francisco ExaminerBarbara Shulgasser
While the original conception of The Saint gave us a debonair, sophisticated and roguish detective, the new movie, directed stiffly by Phillip Noyce ( "Clear and Present Danger" ), gives us Val Kilmer as a greedy high-tech daredevil thief with the moves of Batman, the clunky disguises of Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible" and the morals of an alley cat. Read full review
20
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This insufferable romance-adventure includes vague comedy as well as unintentional humor, and its target audience seems to be preadolescents who won't notice the calculated enthusiasm with which it sidesteps sexuality. Read full review
20
Film ThreatTom Meek
What could have been a cool concept movie buckles under an uninspired script and some treacherous miscasting. Read full review
0
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Top-heavy with whimsy, so muddled it makes Mission: Impossible look like a model of narrative cohesion, The Saint is the apo-theosis of the new incoherence, with the cliches of espionage and action thrillers jammed together like bumper cars. Read full review
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