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Desert Saints (2000)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Mar 10, 2002 Wide

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In this offbeat thriller, a refined and well-educated hired killer has an unusual way of doing business: He finds women, forces them to help him with his murders, and then kills them before they can tell anyone about his work. With police detectives on his trail, the killer picks up a woman hitchhiking in the desert, planning to use her in his latest assignment, the murder of a drug kingpin in Mexico. But the killer discovers that his latest "accomplice" is not so eager to cooperate and knows

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Richard Greenberg

In Theaters: Mar 10, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Sep 17, 2002

Artisan Home Entertainment

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The movie has a handful of cool moments - punctuated by long and familiar bouts of B-movie machinations, to say nothing of the annoyingly stutter-step narration.

December 4, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Scott Weinberg

Apollo Guide

Closer to Flashback than to Freeway, the Kiefer Sutherland vehicle Desert Saints is actually closer to Montana than either.

October 27, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

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Kiefer Sutherland, the good guy of TV's 24, goes bad in this dusty thriller in which he plays university-educated professional assassin Arthur Banks working his way towards one last hit, employing a help-me-or-I'll-shoot-you kind of charm. His modus operandi involves picking up a woman and forcing her into the

May 15, 2007

Dean McKenna

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I watched this simply because I'm a fan of Kiefer Sutherland, especially in his bad ass roles. While for fans of his the film offers some cool moments, it fails overall. The biggest problem is the lead actress, Melora Walters, who is horrendous. Think of the female version of Mark Wahlberg in The Happening. It's that

June 29, 2011