The Masked Saint

2015 American biographical drama film
  • Brett Granstaff
  • Lara Jean Chorostecki
  • Diahann Carroll
  • Patrick McKenna
  • Roddy Piper
CinematographyJames GriffithEdited byAden BahadoriMusic byRoger St-Denis
Production
companies
  • P23 Entertainment
  • Ridgerock Entertainment Group
Distributed byFreestyle Releasing
Release dates
  • April 2015 (2015-04) (International Christian Film Fest)[1]
  • January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)
Running time
105 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishBudget$3.5 million[2]Box office$182,695[3]

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.

Plot

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.

Cast

  • Brett 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. Beasley

Reception

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]

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming Movies in Theaters". Boxofficemojo.com. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  2. ^ "The Masked Saint (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Masked Saint (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Masked Saint". rottentomatoes.com. January 8, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Masked Saint". Metacritic. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

External links

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Films directed by Warren P. Sonoda