Amazon.com video review:
Lightly enjoyable but a disappointment in the context of
author Leslie Charteris's popular character, the Saint--who has been
played by several actors, most notably George Sanders--this 1997 film
is more in keeping with the requirements of high-octane contemporary
action than it is the requirements of a particular legacy. Val Kilmer
plays Simon Templar, the mercenary spy, who is hired to steal a fusion
formula but falls in love with the scientist (Elisabeth Shue) who
cooked it up. Kilmer's portrayal bears little resemblance to
Charteris's rakish hero, and the film itself becomes increasingly
improbable and ponderous the longer it goes on. --Tom Keogh
