Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

view_and_review The Boondock Saints is about two modern day purveyors of justice. Almost by accident two Irish Catholic brothers find themselves cleaning up the streets of Boston one criminal at a time all the while the police and a hotshot gay FBI agent are on their trail. They stay one step ahead of both the bad guys and the cops as they take out the trash.Who doesn't root for someone cleaning up the streets? It's bloody and a little sanctified in a sense that they have made themselves into judge, jury and executioner but it is also refreshing. The movie is somewhat light for such heavy violence and shooting. It is a fun movie.

Matt Greene I actually kinda hate it: its derivative, self-righteous, gleefully violent, incredibly douchy, and just plain despicable. Its biggest problem is it exists in a no-man's land of style that's both too unique and too cliched, making any of interesting aspect (non-linear storytelling, everything Dafoe is doing) feel more pretentious than earned.

Alan Smithee Esq. 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

Alyssa Black (Aly200) While "The Boondock Saints" may have been the only successful film by Troy Duffy, this action romp has more than earned its cult classic status. The premise is simple, yet wildly entertaining: two Irish-American brothers are 'given' the task to eliminate the local Russian mob after a bar fight turned into a personal vendetta. The only person who might be able to stop them is a determined FBI agent who is almost always one step ahead in calculating the brothers' next move. As the McManus brothers, actors Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus (now famous as Darryl on "The Walking Dead") set each other apart perfectly. The actors are complete polar opposites in many fields: Flannery is the cockier and more brazen brother while Reedus plays more like a jokester, but equally deadly and serious as his counterpart. You might believe that both could really be brothers off-screen based on how well they play off each other throughout the film. The banter between the brothers is equal parts funny and also explanatory for why they do what they are doing according to their own logic. Playing the FBI agent on Flannery and Reedus' trail is a completely off-the-wall (though serious when called upon) Willem Dafoe. Probably the veteran actor's most comedic performance (intentionally as opposed to "Speed 2"'s cheese factor), almost every line that Dafoe utters in the first act is sharp and hysterical. Given how effeminate Dafoe behaves throughout the majority of the run-time, it is hard to take the man seriously as he plays the "gay character" on the down-low but with a touch of over-the-top (wonder if Val Kilmer took some notes from Dafoe's work here to play "Gay Perry" in 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'?); it's clearly evident that Dafoe is relishing the role. His Agent Schmecker particularly delights in the routine degradation of the intelligence of one Boston PD officer, Detective Greenly, for the character's complete lack of observance and boneheaded responses to Schmecker's questions; some of Dafoe's finest biting dialogue comes from these interactions. All in all, a hilariously fun performance that will tickle the funny-bone. The music for the film is very in tune with the Irish heritage to a traditional punk band feel for a scene involving David Della Rocco shooting up cafe patrons due to paranoia. The soundtrack is perfect for the Boston setting and ethnicity of the two main characters. Cinematography is simple, dealing primarily in some close-ups and a few wide shots in order to catch everything possible. Give this a view and I think it'll become a go-to for some fun.