The Masked Saint is a 2015 Canadian biographicaldrama film directed by Warren P. Sonoda. It is based on the 2009 book of the same name by Chris Whaley. The film stars Brett Granstaff, Lara Jean Chorostecki, T.J. McGibbon, Diahann Carroll (in her final film role before her death in October 2019), Roddy Piper (in his final film role before his death in July 2015), and James Preston Rogers. It was produced by Cliff McDowell and released in select theaters on January 8, 2016.
Chris Samuels is a former professional wrestler who retires from the ring to settle down as a small town pastor. When the pastor witnesses rampant problems in the community, he decides to moonlight as a masked vigilante fighting the injustice. While facing crises at home and at the church, the pastor must evade the police and somehow reconcile his secret, violent identity with his calling as a pastor.
The Masked Saint received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 14%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 22 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5]
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^"The Masked Saint (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
^"The Masked Saint (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
^"The Masked Saint". rottentomatoes.com. January 8, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
^"The Masked Saint". Metacritic. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
masked, saint, 2015, canadian, biographical, drama, film, directed, warren, sonoda, based, 2009, book, same, name, chris, whaley, film, stars, brett, granstaff, lara, jean, chorostecki, mcgibbon, diahann, carroll, final, film, role, before, death, october, 201. The Masked Saint is a 2015 Canadian biographical drama film directed by Warren P Sonoda It is based on the 2009 book of the same name by Chris Whaley The film stars Brett Granstaff Lara Jean Chorostecki T J McGibbon Diahann Carroll in her final film role before her death in October 2019 Roddy Piper in his final film role before his death in July 2015 and James Preston Rogers It was produced by Cliff McDowell and released in select theaters on January 8 2016 The Masked SaintTheatrical release posterDirected byWarren P SonodaScreenplay byScott CrowellBased onThe Masked Saintby Chris WhaleyProduced byCliff McDowellStarringBrett Granstaff Lara Jean Chorostecki Diahann Carroll Patrick McKenna Roddy PiperCinematographyJames GriffithEdited byAden BahadoriMusic byRoger St DenisProductioncompaniesP23 Entertainment Ridgerock Entertainment GroupDistributed byFreestyle ReleasingRelease datesApril 2015 2015 04 International Christian Film Fest 1 January 8 2016 2016 01 08 Running time105 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishBudget 3 5 million 2 Box office 182 695 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editChris Samuels is a former professional wrestler who retires from the ring to settle down as a small town pastor When the pastor witnesses rampant problems in the community he decides to moonlight as a masked vigilante fighting the injustice While facing crises at home and at the church the pastor must evade the police and somehow reconcile his secret violent identity with his calling as a pastor Cast editBrett Granstaff as Chris Samuels Lara Jean Chorostecki as Michelle T J McGibbon as Carrie Samuels Diahann Carroll as Ms Edna Roddy Piper as Nicky Stone James Preston Rogers as The Reaper Mykel Shannon Jenkins as Detective Harper Patrick McKenna as Judd Lumpkin Scott Nichol as Tim McDonald Joan Gregson as Mrs BeasleyReception editThe Masked Saint received negative reviews from critics On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 14 based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 4 1 10 4 On Metacritic the film has a score of 22 out of 100 based on 5 critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews 5 References edit Upcoming Movies in Theaters Boxofficemojo com 2015 11 24 Retrieved 2015 11 24 The Masked Saint 2016 The Numbers Retrieved April 28 2016 The Masked Saint 2016 Box Office Mojo Retrieved January 22 2016 The Masked Saint rottentomatoes com January 8 2016 Retrieved April 21 2016 The Masked Saint Metacritic Retrieved January 15 2016 External links editOfficial website The Masked Saint at IMDb nbsp The Masked Saint at Rotten Tomatoes The Masked Saint at Box Office Mojo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Masked Saint amp oldid 1208557043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
