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Not knowing anything about this movie before watching it, I found myself caught up In the story and characters.

If you like gunfights, good guys vs bad guys this is the movie for you. If you're looking for something to watch, I recommend Boodock Saints. It's well worth the watch.

Cool action scenes, good pacing and much funny entrateinment. A dark comedy in Irish world Willem dafoe does a good job on the acting and it has a decent soundtrack. I don't see why critics hate this movie.

A fourth year film student with a chip on his/her shoulder will probably tell you that this film is simple, uninspired, derivative, gratuitous..... ignore him/her just like you always do and see this genuinely funny movie. It has an inspired performance by Willem Dafoe and enough new ideas to keep you glued. The social commentary should probably be looked at as more of a plot device than intelligent thought, but I found myself watching this movie repeatedly and enjoying it more the second and third time around. This is definitely a naughty pleasure for the movie enthusiast.

The Boondock Saints is one of the most pleasant surprises I've had in my years of watching indies, and it proves conclusively that you don't need a massive budget to do a terrific action film!

Two blue-collar Boston Irish brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, who are both terrific!) rid their favorite pub of an influx of Russian gangsters, and soon decide they are on a Mission from God to execute all the 'heavy hitter' criminals from the city. While this makes them local heroes, it also sets sympathetic detective Willem Dafoe on their trail.

The story is reminiscent of the 'Death Wish' series, without the glossy superficiality of the Bronson films. At times funny, at times disturbing, it never loses momentum, with a twist ending is both satisfying and thoroughly insane!

While the violence is graphic, the story is character-driven, and never allows the executions to overwhelm the plot. You actually like the brothers, and may be hard-pressed NOT to root for them, even if you do feel a bit guilty about it!

The Boondock Saints is a fabulous film, one that deserves your attention!

It took watching a YouTube video of Willem Dafoe talking about it with such affection for me to finally watch it.

Great stuff. Perfect casting. Fun, funny, different. A bit of a "Snatch" (one of my favorites) like tone, but still unique. Had an absolute blast watching it.

This film had the sad history of being blackballed in the United States due to the incident at Columbine...which is a real shame, because it is a treasure...written and directed by Troy Duffy, Boondocks is set in Boston...it is the story of fraternal twin Irish boys (Connor and Murphy McManus) who work in a meat packing plant...when their friend, Doc, is being stiff armed by the Russian Mafia, the boys and their friends step in to help...and away we go! Two of the most interesting characters in the film are played by veteran actor William Dafoe, and a newcomer to the silver screen, David Della Rocco. Dafoe's character is Paul Smecker, a gay FBI agent specializing in organized crime...Rocco plays an Italian Mafia package boy who is a close friend to the Irish brothers...the central theme of the film is the indifference of good men...Connor and Murphy are not indifferent, and after helping their friend, Doc, the two embark on a crusade to rid the streets of Boston of criminals...with the assistance of their comical and zany friend, Rocco...This film had positive elements on all sides...humor...a moral message...and incredible actors...you will no doubt find yourself repeating the many memorable quotes from the film...I am a woman, and not at all into your typical "shoot 'em up" guy films...this is not another one of those films...it has become an underground "cult" sensation...See it...you will not be disappointed!

Very intelligent action movie, about two Irish brothers who kill 'sinners' to punish them. The movie is a bit different from the typical action movie, as it doesn't have car-chases or explosions. The action consists of stylish shooting sprees. It also has a fairly original idea that is utilized in nearly every action scene in the movie, and that should be used more often in action films; first you see the aftermath, the crime-scene, the police investigating, counting bodies, etc. After/as the police come up with theories to the crime, we see the actual scene, of the brothers punishing criminals. It's a different kind of vigilante movie. It's particularly gory and bloody, but this just makes it all the more realistic. In real life, there is a significant amount of blood when someone is shot in the head. The movie has some Christian subtexts, I think I've heard about five major theories about the whole movie's meaning. This shows, in my opinion, that there was obviously a lot of thought put into the movie. I'd recommend it to anyone who can stand the gore, even if they aren't Christians. 10/10

I know there's a lot of people who either worship this movie or hate it. Truth be told this movie is just a fun action movie with a good plot, great characters, and very good direction. Compare it to whatever you want, but you can do that with any movie out there. If you haven't had the chance to catch this flick, go out and rent it! it's one of those movies that shouldn't be missed. I guarantee that once you see it you'll be quoting it left and right. Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus have amazing chemistry together, and David Del Rocko just adds the comedic relief that makes the trio one thats hard to take your eyes off of.

See the Boondock Saints and get ready to have a good ole celtic time.

(B)

Fun film. Totally stupid. You will have a good time.

Preliminary remark: the comments refer to a pre-release version that was shown at the "Fantasy Film Festival" in Cologne, Germany, in August 1999.

"Boondock Saints" is a clever, funny, sufficiently violent movie with an overall high entertainment value. The story revolves around two Irish-American brothers and an excentric gay FBI agent (awesome: William Dafoe). The brothers - devout Catholics - who speak several languages fluently and work in a slaughterhouse find themselves equipped with money and weapons and subsequently start their very own crusade against the evil men of Boston - professional killers, mafia bosses and drug dealers. The agent is at their heels from the outset, but he has to realize that justice is on the side of the brothers...

This basic plot is the foundation for a highly energetic narrative: we get excellent and at times highly comic dialogues (with a high F***-word ratio), running gags, and lots of crazy situations and plot developments that are as absurd as they are funny. The action/shooting scenes are well-choreographed with a fine eye for the detail, but it's the main characters, their dialogues and developments around which the movie is develops rather than the action sequences.

On top of this, we get a fractured time/place structure that's already familiar from movies such as Kubrick's "The Killing" or Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", but "Boondock Saints" takes it to new extremes - and thus it's fun to watch.

Of course, the characters are a bit shallow every now and then and one would love to learn more about their background, but that's only a slight criticism. Overall, and measured by its own intention, "Boondock Saints" is great entertainment. More, it doesn't need to be.

I just watched this movie for the first time and while it was not anything spectacular i found it to be entertaining. Yes almost all the action scenes were completely outrageous and unrealistic but that is hardly something to be appalled at. How many times did you say "Oh Come on!" when watching John McClain kill bad guy after bad guy non stop with one gun and limited ammo, or Rambo slaying entire armies single handed, and how about Dutch being the only one of many to kill the predator with makeshift weapons while covered in mud. What pure action film isn't ridiculous and unbelievable. What surprises me is the hate offered by people who disliked the movie. Take the people who write the good reviews. They say what they thought of the movie and for the most part leave it at that. But the people who write the bad reviews not only trash the movie but deem anyone who liked it childish or just plain idiots. Personally i find it childish and idiotic that these are things such people are so bothered with. Look, its by no means a great movie. But if you want to see some Irish boys defy all odds and kill endless hoards of gangsters while saying the lords prayer, then this movie is for you.

I've always enjoyed non-linear storytelling. A number of people seem to have picked up on this aspect of the movie and thus dubbed it similar to Pulp Fiction (though no one mentions Reservoir Dogs) when this movie takes non-linear storytelling to a level beyond where Quentin Tarrantino was ever able to go.

Now, certainly Memento came along afterwards and transformed the entire art of non-linear storytelling. However, Memento uses it to keep the movie watcher guessing until the very end, whereas Boondock Saints puts the pieces on the table, letting you try to put them together, but then will continue handing you pieces until the picture becomes clearer.

Clearly the movie is designed to be over-the-top, both from Williem Dafoe's character to the action sequences themselves. Williem Dafoe makes this movie for me. The plot, which centers on religiously-inspired vigilante justice, has an air of being somewhat cliched, although I would be hard pressed to name another movie which handles it in this matter.

I still fail to see how others consider this movie vacuous and without meaning, when its message about the pitfalls of our current legal system and the need for something that transcends it is quite clear. I thought the ending, in which various people are interviewed about their opinion of the "Saints" and how for some vigilante justice was an incredibly sensitive issue, made this point very clear.

A solid movie. Good amount of action, but not to the point where it takes over the whole movie. Willem Dafoe has a wonderful character arc in it. While some of it does seem outlandish, none of it is to the point of being totally unrealistic, like most modern action movies. If you want a movie that will bring you a good laugh and maybe even question your own beliefs, this is a good pick.

I guess it'll take a while for the effect to where off. I saw the unrated edition of "The Boondock Saints" two days ago and I'm still reeling in from the experience, which is surreal, to tell you the truth. Quite frankly, a movie that is this sharply written, acted, and directed is a true rarity these days. Writer-director Troy Duffy dives into the murkiest depths of the "law," and its apparent futility in modern times, and how it takes two Irish fraternal twin brothers, Conner and Murphy (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus - both of whom are a little too convincing in their roles), to stir up enough debate about vigilantism to become media heroes. The release of "The Boondock Saints" was sidelined in 1999 because of the Columbine massacre and the plot about Conner and Murphy being on a mission from God draws some eerie parallels to the motives of Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. As the film opens in Boston after St. Patrick's Day, Conner and Murphy get into a bar-room brawl with a couple of Russian toughs and said toughs are discovered the next morning in an alley in piles of their own blood and guts. FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) shows up on the scene to show the local cops a thing or two about criminology and theorizes it was a revenge killing. Soon enough, both injured brothers waltz into the police station and claim self-defense. They're let off after a night in jail (plus experience a cathartic jail-cell baptism) and no charges filed. But soon, more bodies turn up, and Smecker learns that Conner and Murphy (and a third, David Della Rocco) may be the ones behind the mayhem on the streets. Duffy's film is a bloody one (most of the gruesome violence is extended in the unrated special edition), with a cackling screenplay that includes 246 uses of the f-word and assorted Irish-Euro-slang, and has earned a fearsome reputation in recent years and has been embraced as a cult phenomenon. (It's easy to see why, if one is a fan of relentless violence and bloodshed. P.S.: The action is so balletic in its style and excess that it's almost reminiscent of a John Woo picture.) I can't believe I stood away from this movie for so long, darn it! The opening moments don't prepare you for what comes up next and even though the action (which there is quite a bit of and, as stated earlier, is extended in the unrated version) is quite bloody, there's a morbid sense of humor running throughout the carnage and I fell out laughing on more than one occasion during this picture. And still, there is a sense of beauty and tragedy underlying much of the action in "The Boondock Saints," and its ending will certainly leave a bitter taste in the mouths of some. Lastly, I would recommend reading up on as much about the controversy surrounding "The Boondock Saints" as one possibly can; it'll make the experience much more hypnotic.

10/10

Very refreshing, incredibly satisfying and well filmed to the brim! Every cast member is enjoyable to watch throughout which is nice. I feel like Boondock Saints isn't talked about enough at least not from what I know of. I love that it's got the perfect balance of action and comedy! The kind of movie that makes you smile and feel joyous.

I've watched this film several times now and it is always excellent. Each time I pick up something new that I missed before.

This movie is not good. It is poorly acted, and it makes very little sense. The plot isn't coherent at all, and is really just an excuse to show Irish people cussing at another. The character "Rock" is annoying as hell, and none of the characters are really likable. Willem Dafoe is wasted as a homosexual cop. The only decent part of the movie is the end, which I won't spoil. Just save to say the monologue is so poorly delivered I was actually laughing. Screw this movie, it's not as good as everyone says it is. The only reason it has such a good rep is because a bunch of geeks decided it qualified as entertainment. Don't see this, it's disappointing.

I could quite possibly go on to write an essay on why this film is so intensely great. I'm surprised Troy Duffy hasn't sat in the director's chair again, although I am very anxious to purchase the sequel, which he did direct. Where to start, well obviously this film's amazing cast. One of my favorite actors ever, Willem Dafoe steps up and delivers a spectacular performance for a very original and genuinely well written character. Sure you could despise the film with all your heart for the fact that Dafoe is playing a homosexual, but that'd make you two things: (1) a very close-minded conservative and (2) a person who has no desire for originality and genuine character design in films. Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus have a natural chemistry that made it seem they were actually brothers. and were just plain bad ass through out. Billy Connolly is awesome in it as well. He has a majestic and menacing presence through out as Il Duce. And David Della Rocco was just great, playing 'himself' as Duffy would have it. He was just another well played and interesting character, one to truly remember in film history.

Aside all the great characters, the movie has a very involving storyline and atmosphere. It's a very graphic, violent and intense one, yet along with it all is some very well placed dark humor. It all just feels so natural you'll be laughing constantly and embracing these characters. By the end of the film, I guarantee you'll be tempted to quote them. And to top it all off, the premise in itself is a statement. The message being that perhaps the reason the world is so corrupt and defiled today is because of the flawed justice system. Whether you view it as a well-themed masterpiece or a simple-minded action film is up to you, regardless the mark the film leaves behind is unmistakable.

Boondock Saints has become a cult phenomenon, gathering a surprisingly large and ardent following despite being maligned by multiple problems with the studio system and being filmed on a reduced budget and released independently. While this is an impressive accomplishment, it remains mysterious as to why the film became so popular. It's a by the numbers B movie vigilante flick with a pretentious and underdeveloped religious aspect tacked on.

The movie begins by introducing Conor and Murphy MacManus, a pair of fraternal Irish twins living in Boston who work in a meat packing plant and are marginally religious, meaning they go to church because they feel obligated to go, not because they want to. Following a confrontation with some goons working for the Russian mob, the brothers have what appears to be a religious moment, an apparent message from God that they should dole out vigilante justice on whatever criminals they see fit to do away with. The brothers set out on a killing spree, suddenly blessed with skills in handling firearms fit for military sharpshooters. They are aided by their friend Rocco, who conveniently enough happens to be a low level employee of the Italian mob. Rocco is the most likable character in the movie, overshadowing the brothers in all the scenes they're in with his charisma, which is surprising because he isn't a professional actor and got the role because he's friends with Troy Duffy. The brothers and Rocco are pursued FBI Agent Paul Smecker, a hard edged homosexual, portrayed in a gleeful, over the top fashion by Willem Dafoe, whose performance is the highlight of the whole movie.

Troy Duffy's script is full of so many holes, his lack of experience of a writer is obvious. Unexplained and illogical elements of the story are introduced on a whim simply because they're convenient for advancing the plot, and then these elements are immediately forgotten and never mentioned again. One example is the brothers ability to speak fluently five languages; this is introduced right before Conor has to speak in Russian on the phone while posing as a mobster to find out the location of a meeting between the Russian crime bosses. It's never explained why these two guys know the languages, except that "their mother insisted on it", or why two people who were that well educated are working in a meat packing plant and living in a filthy one room apartment. Instead, this unique ability to speak 5 languages is never even mentioned again and after Conor gets off the phone with the Russians. There are coincidences that are so forced and unbelievable that they can't be taken seriously. Unfortunately, this movie isn't a parody. It wants to be taken seriously, despite moments of comic relief.

The religious aspect appears to be little more than an excuse to condone the brothers' actions. What they're doing is God's will, so it's okay. Duffy wants this to be a compelling study of a controversial issue, but instead he is biased and one sided. The men that the brothers kill are sleazy, disgusting human beings with no positive traits, while the brothers are agents on a mission handed down from God. It's such a black and white portrayal of the subject that it fails to be provocative. What if the brothers killed a mobster who'd been developed as a character who loves his kids and his wife, rather than a caricature who kills mercilessly and has no regard for anyone else? Boondock Saints is a watchable movie because there are some well done action scenes and a couple of good laughs along the way, but by the end it's still a pretentious movie that wants to be thought provoking but isn't. It has the makings of a good movie that could have gone either way, in that it could have been a satire/parody, or it could have been an action movie combined with a social commentary, but it fails to be either. Instead it takes itself too seriously to be a parody or satire, and it isn't smart enough to provide any social commentary, and ends up being nothing more than a predictable vigilante movie that doesn't really stand out.