Saint Sinner (2002)

In 1815 a monk, Tomas Alcala, unwittingly unleashes two female succubi, Munkar and Nakir, upon an unsuspecting 21st century. He is chosen by God to travel through the centuries and stop the demons' rampage.

Director:

Joshua Butler

Writers:

Doris Egan (teleplay), Hans Rodionoff (teleplay)

Stars:

Greg Serano, Gina Ravera, Mary Mara

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greg Serano	...	Tomas Alcala
Gina Ravera	...	Rachel Dressler
Mary Mara	...	Munkar
Rebecca Harrell Tickell	...	Nakir
Art Hindle	...	Morgan Rand
Antonio Cupo	...	Brother Gregory
Jay Brazeau	...	Abbott
William B. Davis	...	Father Michael
Linda Darlow	...	Sister Stephen
Simon Wong	...	Wade
Boyan Vukelic	...	Playland Guard
Peter Bryant	...	Officer #2
Kris Pope	...	Brother Rafael
Brian Drummond	...	Officer #1
Robin Mossley	...	Clark

Storyline

In 1815 a monk, Tomas Alcala, unwittingly unleashes two female succubi, Munkar and Nakir, upon an unsuspecting 21st century. He is chosen by God to travel through the centuries and stop the demons' rampage.

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Plot Keywords:

demon | monk | year 1815 | dagger | priest | 

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Taglines:

The Flesh Is Weak

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Priest: God has chosen you.
Tomas: Then he has chosen wrong.

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Crazy Credits

(Opening scripture) To whom much has been given, much shall be required. - Luke 12:48

User Reviews

Barker delivers an enjoyable erotic horror flick.

Judged against the majority of Clive Barker adaptations, this one ranks as one of the better; not as good as 'Lord of Illusions', 'Hellraiser', or 'Midnight Meat Train', but far more enjoyable than the dismal Candyman/Hellraiser sequels, about on par with 'Night Breed', 'Book of Blood', or the original 'Candyman'.

In 1815, a curious monk accidentally unleashes a pair of lethally seductive succubi, who swiftly kill his brother and then flee through time. Wishing to atone for his sins, the monk follows the pair to the 20th century where he must slaw them with a magical dagger. He is arrested after arriving too late to one of their murder scenes and is forced to try to convince a female cop with no religion to believe him.

Produced for the SciFi channel (or now SyFy, how dorky), the movie has some of the problems connected with made for TV flicks; that is a few tacky sets, less-than-stunning visual effects, and some cheesy lines of dialogue.

On the plus side, the film has an excellent color pallet and a good sense of mood lighting. The lead protagonists (the monk and the cop) are a likable pair of heroes and the succubi sisters manage to be both desirable and repulsive in just about equal proportions.

As mentioned, this was intended for cable broadcast, so the movie has to conform to TV standards of content; meaning no nudity or graphic violence. That being said, the film is surprisingly sticky (even without excess blood, there are a couple noteworthy gross-out scenes) and there is a fair amount of sexual content. On a side not, the DVD has a couple of unrated scenes in the special features which contain some nudity for those that absolutely can't do without it.

Imperfect, yet still satisfying; worth a look.

7/10

Details

Official Sites:

Sci-Fi Channel site

Country:

Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2006 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Clive Barker Presents 'Saint Sinner'

Filming Locations:

Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,900,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seraphim Films, USA Cable Entertainment, Via Genesis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 82 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color