Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Leofwine_draca Another cheaply-made straight-to-video thriller, this time one with too much talk and too little action. The interesting plot sees Dacascos as a former assassin who abandons his violent ways (predictably, not for long though) to become a priest, only for his past to catch up with him. What SANCTUARY has in its favour are a number of well-executed action scenes (like the chase through the town, the assassination of a diplomat, the ending) which make the best of their low budget and become moderately exciting in places.Unfortunately, these plus points are countered by a cheap, generic script; non-threatening (but irritating) bad guys and a dark and gloomy look which sucks the life from this film and makes it hard to enjoy it. Mark Dacascos is charismatic as an actor but his range is limiting; Kylie Travis is pretty good as a tough companion but given a weak character. Alan Scarfe is distinctly forgettable as the main villain. They make loads of films like this on the cheap these days, and frankly most of them blur into one another. It takes something special (like Dacascos' DRIVE) to make a film like this stand out from the run-of-the-mill crowd, and sadly SANCTUARY doesn't have that.

FedMex I managed to catch "Sanctuary" on a night with nothing else to do but flip through the cable channels. I stumbled upon this film simply because i recognized Mark Dacascos from the "Crow: Stairway to Heaven" t.v. series. Needless to say I started watching and actually became somewhat enthralled by this film. The acting is above what i expected considering this is a straight to video movie. The action sequences were directed well, and the story had a surprising amount of depth to it. Not only the entire "conspiracy" like aspects of it, but also the struggle of a man who has chosen to turn away from all he had ever known to be. The flashback sequences were awesome, showing a disturbing yet intriguing look into a strange form of raising children. Ultimately, it was the closing shot of the film ( I won't give it away, but I must say that being Catholic made this especially cool) that just made me say "WOW." In summary, a surprisingly good late nite movie that is actually worth seeking out. The actors deliver well and the plot is enough to keep even the most easily distracted somewhat entertained.

magilvilla This is a very well made thriller. It tells the story in flashbacks. Sometimes a little hard to follow, but very interesting. The action scenes are good. Mark gives a good performance. The ending leaves the possibilty of a sequel, which I wouldn't mind seeing.

RemoR380 I turned to this movie late at night mainly to see Mark Dacascos who is nice to look at, and not a bad actor either! I tend to fall asleep if a movie doesn't keep me interested. Well, I felt that, for a cable action movie (on Action Max) it was entertaining and had an actual plot that made sense. In a series of flashbacks, we see the events that shaped Dacascos's character. It's got plenty of guns, a few explosions, a government conspiracy, bad guys, good guys, a possible good gal, and an ironic ending that is both unexpected and appropriate. This is a flick that both guys and gals can watch - lots of action but not any gore. I wish Dacascos luck in catching a mainstream movie and riding it to the big screen. He deserves it!