Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
plargreg
after hearing so much about this supposed "cult classic" after viewing it i absolutely hated it. Only william defoe was worth watching and he chewed the scenery like a maniac anywayTHIS MOVIE IS SO BAD! just go watch john wick or any other action movie because this one is so overrated i wanna jump off a bridge
ericventura
What should have been a runaway blockbuster hit and a cult classic at the same time, ended in disappointing returns for the director due to the horrible Columbine High School massacre. Too late to do anything with the movie, it was released and fell to scathing critical reviews describing insensitivity and viewers were repelled. However, the question remains: is this even a good movie?Vigilante justice. A provoking topic discussed in this movie and in Dirty Harry (1971), with Clint Eastwood having success. However, in a contest of levels on interest and provocation, the Saints take the bacon. With religious undertones, The Boondock Saints takes two kids with no reason to evoke justice but the ability to and thrusts them into a tri-fold moral conflict. Vigilantes versus cops, good deeds versus sins, and justice versus greed. The screenplay takes all these mental conflicts and combines them with physical conflicts to masterfully weave a story, while emphasizing the youth and naivety of the Saints. But, many times Duffy loses track of his goal and creates ridiculousness of the likes of Woody Allen in Bananas (1971). So is The Boondock Saints, an underestimated Zoolander (2001) or a wildly inappropriate Meet the Fockers (2004)?The acting is mediocre with Willem Dafoe like a stale piece of bread. The editing is abysmal with the simple use of a fade cut for every transition between scenes. The cinematography is purposeful and accentuates the Saints as the bad-asses that would bring in the big bucks. Except where Dirty Harry remains a bad-ass, the Saints are only bad-asses for a few scenes. Obviously they are different vigilantes, but the exposure to the inexperienced actions only aggravates the moral conflict. The score is the only truly beautiful piece of production. Imagine Roman Catholic organ music played to the acts of vigilante justice. Artistic choice at its best.Nevertheless, the plot takes a turn for the worst. Embarrassingly predictable twists and cheesy Hollywood clichés turn the film into a stew of triteness. Like The Empire Strikes Back (1980) with no substance. Yet Duffy saves his production with an excellent finish. But its dramaticism erases all sense of ease in the previous two hours. The scene is scary and chilling. Maybe it's the ultimate resolution.The potential is too great; the execution too botched; the inexperience too pronounced. In the end, this film is good.
SnoopyStyle
Gay FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) investigates two dead Russian mobsters. The local incompetent cops assume a mob hit. Brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus) confess and Smecker determines self-defense. The news declares them Saints of South Boston. The brothers are joined by low-level Italian mob worker Rocco as they go on a religious crusade against criminals. The mob assigns feared assassin Il Duce (Billy Connolly) to take out Rocco before he can turn state's evidence against them.This is violent. While the violence is filmed with lesser skills, it does have a kind of stylish glee. The editing leaves the story a bit disjointed. The brothers could be appealing characters and Dafoe is a compelling actor. Agent Smecker takes a strange turn which does not serve the movie well. The character Il Duce could be interesting but I question everything done with him starting with the comedian Connolly. There is a fine line between cult movie and camp. This one straddles that line and could be considered both.
disdressed12
Well,i finally got around to seeing this movie.my roommate raved bout it for years.did I like it?the only word that comes to mind is meh.i didn't like or hate it.it's a crime drama/action film.lots of blood and guts.one thing I should mention-the f bomb(or any of it variations) is dropped almost every other word,sometimes even more frequently.coarse language doesn't bother me generally,but I think they way over did it on that score.as far as crime drama/action movies ate concerned.this one is somewhere in the middle of the pack.it definitely wasn't worth the hype.it/s rated pretty high on this site(7.9).I wouldn't rate it that high myself.i noticed there is a sequel ,which I am on the fence about seeing after being disappointed in this one.for me,The Boondock Saints is a 5/10
