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Summary: WHAT?!? I'm laughing as I see this film's average rating...
Review: You've got to be kidding me! My girlfriend and I were laughing while watching this movie because it's *SO* poor. I'm not one of these hard-to-please film critics, either...I like all types of films, the occasional mindless action flick included. This one though, wow.
My biggest problem with this film is Willem Dafoe's character. Overacted, poorly written, downright cheesy dialog. Apparently he's this genius investigator who becomes so wrapped-up in his cases that he becomes physically exhausted reenacting them while dancing around listenting to classical music. While super-sharp investigative techniques can work well to make a film interesting (SE7EN,L.A. Confidential, even Minority Report is far better), it completely fails here. Why? How is it that it never occurs to this guy to question our two protagonists for the deaths of no less than 9 Russian mob guys, almost immediately after they're released for the murder of two other Russian mob guys? C'mon, talk about holes in the script...and this is just one example.
There were things I liked about this movie. I liked the two lead roles, though ultra-streotypical (booze-guzzling, bar-fighting Irish guys). The soundtrack to the film wasn't really what I was expecting, but it was pretty good.
The blurb on the back of the DVD mentions Resevoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Aside from the fact that there are some obvious rip-offs of those fine films in this one, Boondock Saints will never be mentioned in the same conversation as either of them. Skip this one and see Way of the Gun, Ronin, or Snatch instead.
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Summary: HELL YEAH!
Review: HOT GUYS WITH IRISH ACCENTS!!! WHAT MORE CAN I SAY!!! This was a GREAT movie! Not only are the guys hot, the plot was good, the action was excellent, and it was hilarious! This is not just a guys movie girls will love it too!
<>Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus are just gorgeous!
<><>And the accents make them hotter!!!
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Summary: Philosophy for Kids
Review: The positive reaction to this film can only be called absurd. The only thing worse than the poor acting and childish dialogue is the serious lack of any character development. In order to make the point that the desire for justice leads logically to outrage, which leads logically to viglilantism, the director/writer would need to build an identification between viewer and the 3 main protagonists. One of these figures--Rocko--is so moronic and out of control that there can be no such identification unless you are moronic and out of control. The two Irish brothers are supposed to seem deeper, presumably because they speak several foreign languages, but really they are the same sort of hyper-testosterone bar slime they become so enraged at throughout the film. A film that tries to confront violence/crime without contextualizing it, is racist in terms of its stereotyping of Irish, Italians, and Russians, and also classist (drug addicts deserve wrath and punishment? How about the corporate crooks and politicians that make drug addicts?) If you have two hours to kill and would like to ponder the moral dilemmas causes by an inadequate justice system, consider reading Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Boondock Saints is childish psuedo-philosophy geared toward 15 year olds (the ignorant ones) who lack the ability to contextualize historically both crime and the mechanisms currently in place for dealing with it.
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Summary: Irish Fun
Review: This movie is awesome! It is a wee bit violent, but it was really well done. The directing was excellent. Not to mention the two main characters have Irish accents. I've only met one person who has seen this movie and not liked it. I would suggest renting it before watching it. The language and violence might offend some people.
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Summary: To Thee My Lord
Review: I was completly amazed when I saw this incredible movie for the very first time and I am still stunned. I couldn't believe that an action movie could be so deep. A film about the strength of beliefs and the strength of a soul. I was not amazed by what the Irish brothers did but by the way they did it.
Stylish murders done by sexy and smart guys. What more do you need?- To believe.
Just see it
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Summary: THIS MOVIE ROCKS
Review: This is one of the best movies ever i have watch this movie mor then 1000 times and it never gets old the funnest part of the move is when he kills the cat the just rock my world i also liked the killing scens they just rock i think that everyone should watch this tight movie
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Summary: A Classic
Review: Every time I have friends over, I make them watch this movie. It is always a surprise experience for the many people who were unaware of this movie's existence. It sits in my collection next to The Long Good Friday, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch.
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Summary: The Boondock Saints
Review: This movis was great, thats all there is to say about this movie. The sequel to this movie "All Saints Day" will be even better. The fighting scenes are the greatest and Rocko was so funny.
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Summary: killer movie
Review: i'm a girl and i thought it was great, not just a guys movie
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Summary: gritty action
Review: I picked this movie up on a recomendation from a trusted friend who was amazed I hadn't seen this. And I was blown away. I like movies like Resivoir Dogs, Lock Stock and Two barrels, Fight Club...etc, gritty movies and this movie fits well with these bigger names... this movie will have your rooting for the underdog's or the noble in an evil world...type of characters....The movie is about two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy played by Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, who set to rid their world of evil men. (Mobsters) If you ever thought, "I wish someone would get rid of the bad guys in the neighborhood"...seems the director thought the same this is vigilantism at its BEST. It's a shame not many people know about this movie, and a shame I only recently saw it. But if you like action,for the price buy it. You won't be disapointed.
CHEERS-
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