Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
Reinvention in the hands of Hollywood is seldom cause for celebration.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
26 Jun 2002
rotten:
Love redeems this profiteer; it also renders him conventional.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar 2005
rotten:
Eminently forgettable.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
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.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
20 May 2008
rotten:
A generic suspenser that doesn't taste bad at first bite but becomes increasingly hard to swallow.