The Boondock Saints (1999)
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.
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The Worst Film Ever
So much average
Great Film overall
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Boondock saints is best action movie ever you have to watch it
I have reviewed about 60 films on this site, I'm really not that into it. But occasionally I see a film that I have to say something about. "The Boondock Saints" is one of those movies. It's a bloody comedy crime film. It's also a bloody good time. The writing is not as clever as a Tarantino film but certainly very good on it's own. The movie is about a pair of Irish brothers who takes justice into their own hands to kill mobsters in Boston. In pursuit of them is an FBI agent who is seriously conflicted. He knows they are criminals but as the same time he wish he could be them. The agent is played by the great Willem Dafoe, who plays the role just over the top to chew up and steal every scene, without destroying the movie. I think the problem with this movie was that its release was not well handled The scene were the brothers fell through the ceiling. Alone had it been featured on the TV ad. Would guarantee at least 1 million tickets sold. The filmmaking was excellent. I think the director Troy Duffy might actually be better than Quentin Tarantino behind the camera what he needs is a better writer (Duffy wrote the screenplay by the way).
So this director is the ultimate one trick pony/one hit wonder. But it's a damn fine motion picture. The plot pulls you in, the characters are strange but extremely like-able and the violence is not only graphic but very creative. This movie is all kinds of awesome but the sequel sucks and the director hasn't made anything else worth watching. Thankfully the cast didn't suffer the same fate. The writer/director clearly threw together every good idea and element of a great movie that he had into this flick which makes it stand out but it seems that he only had enough good content for one movie
What a perfectly quintessential and thoroughly enjoyable action flick. Yes, the film had its share of clichés(which there were plenty of), but it was all in the name of fun. Troy Duffey did an amazing job of incorporating great action scenes, wonderful characters, and a fun, easy to follow plot. Not only did the director triumph in his role, but Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flannery more than succeeded in getting the audience to fall in love with their characters within the first 5 minutes of the movie. As well as having two ridiculously endearing protagonists, the film also featured two supporting actors, William Dafoe and David Della Rocco, who were incredibly eccentric, original, and an absolute joy to watch. All in all, Boondock Saints was simply an amazingly fun-filled film.