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When reviewing a film, any film,
you have to ask one simple question:
"Did it accomplish what it
set out to do?" “Sinners & Saints” isn't trying to be
anything else but a very cheap time waster and not only does it
succeed, but also manages to be a bit more. It's that "bit
more" that makes it interesting.
Father Charmichael Drake and
Sister Jordan Merrick are members of the
Religious Enforcement Division, a
secret branch of the Christian church that battles evil with Kung
Fu. We open the film as the leather bound nun and padre embark on
a chase. It seems that some Satan worshipping kidnappers
(policemen no less) have taken an innocent schoolgirl hostage and
are planning to sacrifice her. Using a tracking beacon connected
to the Vatican GPS satellite our duo finds the baddies and proceed
to teach them a little scripture, old school style! During the
ensuing battle, showcasing some pretty damn convincing martial
arts, the school girl hostage turns into a demon and mysteriously
aids our fellow holy ass-kickers. By the time the battle ends, the
demon has disappeared back to the netherworld, leaving our pair
wondering what the hell that was all about.
Soon the father is receiving
visions of the Queen of Hell herself, Necrotia,
who was the "hostage" earlier on. She asks him to join
her side. It seems that Hell is on the verge of a revolution by
rogue demons that are using the blood of sacrifices to gain power.
If they win, both earth and hell will suffer.
None of this would work without
the filmmakers’ sense of humor. There are Batman type fades, TJ
Hooker impersonations and helpful montages explaining what's going
on in a dry training video voice. I've seen this type of movie
before (way too damn often if you ask me) and I have to admit that
I was shocked that this was any good. Not only is this
entertaining, but it's actually quite clever. Usually the credo of
the porn/gore is "Let's throw some blood and tits at the
screen and hope that people don't notice that this sucks."
But this movie never degenerates completely into that.
Sure, “Sinners & Saints”
has a fair share of flaws. There's a little too much exposition at
the end, the film never does shake its porn-flick-with-a-story
vibe and the low budget is evident throughout. However, these
don't detract from the overall fun and when compared to the flaws
of almost every single other film in this genre they seem like
minor annoyances at worst.
What I'm trying to express here
isn't so much my enjoyment of the film but my sense of
astonishment that the directors managed to pull off an actual
honest to god MOVIE here. Care was put into making this film and
it shows. In a sea of dull by-the-numbers super duper cheapie
independently released DVD productions that makes it stand out
from the pack indeed.
Directed
by Melantha
Blackthorne
Action
Direction by
Jason Cavalier
Starring
Jason Cavalier, Melantha Blackthorne, Jan Pivon, Dean Leslie,
Liz Faure, Michael Brunet and Tony Watt
Orginal Music by Michael
and Natalia Chirva
Music
by
Tvangeste, Ashes To Ashes, The Evil Boys, Bordello, Festerguts,
Atargatis, Season Of Mourning, Pnevma
Running length
87
minutes
Year
made
2003
Film website www.robomonkey.net/sinnersandsaints/into.htm