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.

NOTHING NOT ALREADY IN THE DESCRIPTION.This movie had the opportunity to really be good. But then the initial premise was over in the first 30 minutes of the film, and it tried to become something else. And the further along it went, the further away from a good film it got. The opening sequences start with all the potential for a story line that could draw in the viewers, provide connectable characters, and entice with suspenseful action. All that ends when the brothers turn themselves in. After that, it takes a turn and tries to become something else, and moves from plausible possible to ridiculously impossible. And, after that; just crazy unbelievable. The further along I watched, the more I caught myself saying "What?". Even Dafoe's character moves from a serious undertaking to becoming a cliché. And then ending... once again, it tries to become something it's not; a commentary on society. If not for the ending, I likely would not be writing this. It took this film from unbelievable present day fantasy to just irritating; don't provide your audience with a movie that steps away from reality for the sake of entertainment, and then try to make them contemplate the ills of mankind... Revolver is a better film in its efforts to twist the viewer into thinking.Someone could take the first 30 minutes of this film and make it a basis for a good action story. Its okay to watch but it's more fantastical than anything. But do so forewarned...

Amen.Some dude made me watch this on my freshman year of college because it "was like the best movie ever oh my god you haven't seen it?" kind of thing. I'm pretty sure it's only popular for dudes aged 15-22 who want another film where some other awesome dudes shoot the less awesome dudes regardless of plot. Like Pulp Fiction was over their heads or something...At least Willem Dafoe gets a hard-earned dollar every time some misfit 16-year-old buys this kick-ass-awesome DVD. His insanity deserves it."Boondock Saints" cost around $6 million, grossed $30,471 in two weeks in five theatres and was met with poor critical reviews; Then a miracle occurred - the film ultimately grossed about $50 million in domestic video sales and developed a large cult following. It became such a big hit on DVD -- so big, that a terrible sequel was on it's way for sure, to ruin the legacy for good. Justified. The film was released around the same time as the Columbine High School massacre, so its release was limited to a few theatres. However, it was so popular that once it came out in Blockbuster it spread rapidly via word of mouth.Along with the great cinematography, it has extensive special effects which you won't notice and good actors which you won't miss noticing: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus and an unrecognisable "Funny Man" David Della Rocco.Basically, the "Boondock Saints" refers to two Irish brothers (although I think sometimes in the movie they're referred to as cousins?) in Boston who get in a bar fight with a Russian mob guy and then the Russian mob guy comes to kill them but instead they end up killing him, and from that moment on they realise that they are going to be professional vigilante justice killers who exclusively kill bad guys and make the world a better place. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe is a gay FBI agent who is chasing them, but then eventually he gets drunk and decides that he likes what they are doing. At the end of the movie, an Italian mob boss hires a senior citizen to kill the Boondock Saints, but he hears them praying in a basement and decides instead that he wants to join the Boondock Saints in their quest for vigilante justice, so now there are three Boondock Saints, and then Willem Dafoe lets them into a courtroom with all of their guns and they execute a man in front of everyone to let the world know that they are the Boondock Saints and they are here to kill. Normally my write ups of the Worst Movie plots are kind of silly but this one is actually pretty straight forward. The movie made about as much sense as this paragraph.There's a lot of pious Roman Catholic iconography, though no one except the beloved executed priest ever goes into a church for purposes other than being murdered. The lads are loyal to the church in the same way their fans are loyal to Da Bears. They aren't players themselves, but it's their team and don't mess with it. They do hold a quasi- religious ceremony, standing in a circle with a pal and vowing to never, ever, stop smoking or drinking or attend an AA meeting. There are many movies considered box office flops or are critically penned at first that have ended up becoming some of the most favourite cult classics and revolutionary films of all time, such as Clerks, or Donnie Darko but The Boondock Saints was a film to catch not only my interest, but the interest of many passionate fans after its initially lukewarm release. Not everybody enjoyed this film, in fact, the Archdiocese of Toronto contacted the director and called him the "spawn of Satan," as well as claiming that his script was the work of the devil. I agree that the film isn't perfect, but it certainly isn't that bad!There are a lot of things that make this movie terribly good, but first and foremost we have to focus on Willem Dafoe (why the so- very- little recognition for his awesome performance?). If the terribleness of this movie is a ship, Willem Dafoe is the drunk captain. If the terribleness of this movie is a song, Willem Dafoe is the off-key chorus. If the terribleness of this movie is an OK, you get the point. Cramazing. I'm pretty sure Nicolas Cage watched this every morning before hitting the Wicker Man set and was like "walking in the shadows of giants, Nic, walking in the shadows of giants." The Netflix sleeve for this movie describes Willem Dafoe's character as "openly gay," but that's not quite accurate. I think "a ridiculous gay stereotype that isn't even a stereotype but is just weird and not how anyone acts ever anywhere" would be a more appropriate description. Or also "openly huh?" To be fair, some of the movie's flaws were simply the magical combination that occurs when you mix high ambitions with low budgets. Things can quickly get out of hand. Suddenly your movie set is all like this. But that still doesn't explain the general lack of any kind of thoughtful decision making. For example, the low-end part of the whole movie (minus everything about Willem Dafoe) is the part where they scope out a strip club/peep show IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.The writer and director of The Boondock Saints, Troy Duffy, claims that the movie is based on his own experiences in Los Angeles. OK! If I had to guess based on the movie he'd made, I'd think he had a bunch of experiences involving Russian and Italian caricatures with horrible fake accents who couldn't act their way out of a Xenophobic stereotype.

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.