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Plot Summary
Genres: Action, Romance, Thriller
Tagline: Cunning. Devious. Dangerous. Treacherous.
Plot Synopsis: As a young orphan, a boy refuses to accept the name given him by priests and instead chooses to take on the name of Simon Templar after the Saint of magic. Speed ahead and the young boy is now a master thief in bidding wars with countries for his services. Using his skills of master disguise, he eludes all pursuers as he assumes names associated with the various Saints. In this role after stealing from a Russian industrialist, the industrialist hires The Saint to steal a formula for cold fusion being developed by a young female scientist. Cold fusion is said to permit a nation to heat its citizens with only a few gallons of water. However, on this case The Saint falls in love with the scientist placing him in a quandary of fulfilling his professional obligations or staying with the innocent young scientist. When she becomes threatened by the Russian Mafia, he has no choice but to go ahead with his job. However, she follows him to Moscow, setting off a chase across the City and through their sewers.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
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
This was a fun movie to just sit back enjoy. Definitely not Oscar worthy, but fun nonetheless. The chemistry between Kilmer and Shue was great.
Some trivia from IMDB:
When Simon Templar is disguised as the long-haired artist, his accent is South African, specifically Capetownian. He refers to his home in Africa and uses the Afrikaans pronunciation of Jesus ("Yissus!") as an expletive.
Mel Gibson and Ralph Fiennes were both considered for the role of Simon Templar.
The poetry written by Simon Templar's long-haired artist character, Thomas Moore, was actually written by Val Kilmer himself.
Val Kilmer refused to return to the Batman franchise after the box office smash Batman Forever (1995) in order to headline this film.
Hugh Grant was offered the lead.
