Two
Russian mob soldiers end up dead, and the agent sent in to investigate is Agent
Paul Smecker (Willem Defoe). Smecker believing that this was an act of
self-defense lets the two McManus brothers off without charges. That night the
boys believe they have had heard from god that they must rid the streets of
Boston of all its evil doers. Now on a mission to help the citizens of Boston
the brothers have Smecker on their tail, but will he arrest them? Or sympathize
with our newest heroes “The Saints.”
“The
Boondock Saints” is a thriller action movie that was written and directed by
Tony Duffy. “The Boondock Saints” film does something most thriller action
movies do not do; they show the victims before they show how they died. The
reasoning behind this is because Agent Smecker is retelling how the murders
have happened. This film has a great cast with Willem Defoe and Billy Connolly
being the two high named people in the film. Two new comers for the age of the
film are break out stars Sean Patrick Flannery who plays Connor McManus and
Norman Reedus who plays Murphy McManus these two play twin brothers of Irish
decent perfectly. The story is great and became an instant cult classic when
the movie came out. Everyone wants to become vigilantes and rid their town or
city of the evil that consumes it. “The Boondock Saints” makes that a
possibility, not in real life, but gives you, the viewer, the opportunity to see
what it would be like as the vigilante. The movie is deep with blood gore and
foul language, but it also has its hilarious high points; for example, when the
cat just happens to have an accident at the hands of Rocco, who then asks if it
is dead even though we all know that it is. Comedy is a great aspect of the
film with how the action happens. Though the film is old being released in 1999
it is a film that any film buff and fan of any good movie will enjoy. The
action is top notch, the comedy is hilarious and though the language is foul it
fits perfectly, though it is very dark at points and far to gory for a younger
audience this is a film if you and your teenage kids and friends want to watch
you can sit and enjoy as a family.
Good:
-Great
Action
-Cast
is top notch
-Darkly
funny
-Instant
Cult Classic
Bad:
-Watch
the film and if you say it's bad I would run from the screen because the
brothers will come and take you out
Scully Rating: 10 out of 10