The soundtrack to the silly
Val Kilmer action movie The Saint was a surprisingly effective and useful collection of electronica, offering a good overview and introduction to many of the genre's biggest artists.
Orbital's icy, attractive reworking of "The Saint Theme,"
Daft Punk's pulsating "Da Funk,"
Underworld's "Pearl's Girl," and
Sneaker Pimps' sexy "6 Underground" stand out, but there are also first-rate cuts from
Fluke,
Dreadzone,
Moby, and
the Chemical Brothers, who weigh in with an instrumental of "Setting Sun." There's also
Everything but the Girl,
David Bowie, and
Luscious Jackson, who find clever ways of balancing pop and techno.
The Saint still has a few mediocre cuts from the likes of
Superior and
Duran Duran, but on the whole, it's one of the few soundtracks that works better as an album than as a movie. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide