Monday, July 20, 2009

The Saint

Seen on 16-7-2009 - HBO
Simon Templar has had a difficult childhood in a Catholic Seminary which transforms him into a clever thief; he grows to be a smart debonair high-flying slick operator who can break any lock in the world, change into any disguise that puts him beyond recognition by even the best of the sleuths, and escape any difficult situation. Incidentally, he is fond of assuming the names of Catholic saints for every one of his disguises. This gives a recipe for an exciting action hero and a bond-style action flick. So it turns out indeed!
He is short of a few millions to hit 50 in his Swiss bank account and from the Russian mafia he accepts the impossible and risky assignment of stealing the formula of cold fusion energy invented by a pretty lady scientist. In the process he falls in love with her and, needless to add, so does she. Together they now fight to outwit the Russian mafia who are after them. With his help and after a series of breath-taking acts of daring they succeed in destroying the Russian goons who were also on the verge of overthrowing the reigning government. They finally gift away this valuable formula to the world free.
Interesting though it is, it naturally gets low rating.

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