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Movie:
The Saint

Stars:
Val Kilmer; Elizabeth Shue

Date: 1998

Bottom Line:
Do Not Recommend. Leave this one on the shelf at the video store.

This is only an ok movie. The movie had enough tie-ins that it was clearly expected to be a large summer release, but it's only so-so as an action movie. This might be ok to rent on video, but it really isn't worth paying $7.00 to see in a theatre. Luckily, I didn't pay that much either. What can you say about a movie where the premise is supposed to be that Val Kilmer is such a master of disguises that everyone he thinks he is supposed to be fooling knows it's him automatically except his leading lady. If you can catch the Volvo ads about their "cool" new red sportscar (a Volvo?!?), you'll see much of the exciting action scenes that rev up the high school kids. Otherwise, if you really feel you need to pay the higher price so you can see this 1 1/2hr Nokia Cell Phone ad, go ahead. This doesn't have the sequel potential that Kilmer was looking for and it certainly will not be the type of movie that Academy Awards voters will care to bestow Oscars on for Shue as best actress, or special effects or anything else.