The Saint (1997)

The Saint (1997)

5 word summary

Chameleon thief falls for target

The story of a clever man with many names. Simon Templar changes his identity to help him become an extremely successful thief. He gets hired by Russians to steal a formula for cold fusion energy from scientist Emma Russell, however while trying to retrieve it he falls in love with her. Simon is caught between doing his job and staying with the woman he loves, and a chase through Moskow soon takes place.

As with most chase thrillers there are many parts of this film that are unrealistic but if the movie is well made you can look past those parts, and I think that is true about this film.

the film stays tense throughout most of the film, with only a few scenes that slow down the pace, but only temporarily. Directing was decent, as is the acting, music, and writing. The story is pretty strong and characters are easy to connect with, and once again the suspense/ action is pretty good.

So what's missing? I'm not positive honestly. I guess there's just not enough in it. Not saying it need to be longer I just think there could have been more to the plot or maybe just to the end to knock it up to a higher rating. The end wasn't bad but also wasn't as smart or original as the rest of the film. the end is kind of clichéd, i wasn't expecting what happened toward the end but it didn't surprise me at all, and as for the actual ending that was where it was very predictable Without a doubt it was an entertaining movie that really kept me interested, it just didn't have enough power to make a long lasting impression