2022
R
Saban Films
1 h 45 m

2022
R
Saban Films
1 h 45 m

Summary Looking to start a new life, a former hitman nicknamed The Jesuit (Jose Maria Yazpik) is unable to escape the sins of his past. With enemies on both sides of the law, he has nowhere to turn when his only son is kidnapped by a ruthless cartel boss (Ron Perlman). He'll stop at nothing to save his boy.

Directed By: Alfonso Pineda Ulloa

Written By: Paul Schrader

2022
R
Saban Films
1 h 45 m

2022
R
Saban Films
1 h 45 m

There Are No Saints

Name: There Are No Saints
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2022-05-27
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Rating: 30
Cast: José María Yazpik, Shannyn Sossamon, Paz Vega, Neal McDonough, Keidrich Sellati

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Alfonso Pineda Ulloa

Written By: Paul Schrader

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

17% Positive
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Slant Magazine

May 23, 2022

At its best, Alfonso Pineda Ulloa’s film gleefully embodies the grungy spirit of classic exploitation cinema.

By Mark Hanson FULL REVIEW

Movie Nation

Jun 28, 2022

As C-movies aiming for B go, “Saints” is watchable if utterly perfunctory in between the fights. It may have “Schrader” on the credits, but there’s not enough of The Master’s Touch here to elevate the material, the leading man or the movie to where it wants to be.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The Film Stage

May 26, 2022

There is something admirable about the sheer hopelessness of this narrative. It’s not altogether surprising given Schrader’s imprint, but it lacks the nuances of something like First Reformed or The Card Counter.

By Dan Mecca FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 26, 2022

The director, Ulloa, tries to mask the derivative story by embellishing the violence, cutting to closeups of flesh wounds and bullet holes as a distraction from the routine plot and hardboiled dialogue — he seems to be aiming for stark and gritty, but his tough-talking assassins, crime lords and arms dealers bring the whole thing closer to unintentional camp.

By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Jun 21, 2022

The film clunks on, acted with no flair or charisma by anyone in the cast and no energy or interest in the direction. A Rodriguez or a Tarantino – or, indeed, a Schrader – might have found something in the film’s episodic structure and its gallery of grotesques, but, as it is, this is just leaden.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

May 30, 2022

Alas, instead of a scathing critique of racial injustice, a revamping of the “man seeks revenge after his family is murdered/kidnapped” trope, the director delivers gratuitously violent, vulgar, clichéd, jaw-droppingly sexist, and racist cinematic bile.

By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BN Films, Itaca Films, Latam Pictures, Open Window Productions

Release Date May 27, 2022

Duration 1 h 45 m

Rating R

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José María Yazpik

Neto Niente

Shannyn Sossamon

Inez

Paz Vega

Nadia Niente

Neal McDonough

Vincent Rice

Keidrich Sellati

Julio Niente

Tommy Flanagan

Jet Rink

Ron Perlman

Sr. Sans

Tim Roth

Carl Abrahams

John Gilbert

Bobby

Brian Glanney

Riley

Karla Souza

Collie

William Raymond

El Maestro

Emilio Trujillo

Hijo de Sans

Leticia Fabián

Carla

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Bailarin

Ricardo Mestre

Waylon

Kristyan Ferrer

Yado

Armando Hernández

Tadeo

Arnulfo Reyes Sanchez

Cholo 1

Horacio Garcia Rojas

Cholo 2

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