The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints

IMDB RT Official
Genre: Action
Release Year: 1999


Massive gunfights, lots of cursing, and a great storyline make Boondock Saints a pleasure to watch. Again and again.

The McManus brothers, Connor and Murphy (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus), are fraternal twins are on a mission. A mission from god. A mission to set out to rid the evil in Boston. They take action into their own bad-ass hands and beat the shit out of numerous corrupt individuals, not to mention the fact that they use a disgusting array of high powered weaponry. All the while; gay FBI Agent, Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe), is following hot on their trail in his own creative, fact-finding way.

Part two (Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day) appears to be near completion, so that'll be something to look forward to in the near future. See the IMDB site here for more info.

As far as the original movie goes, I was very impressed overall. The use of relatively unknown actors made it feel very authentic. As much as I like Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, I really don't think they would have fit in movie very well. Therefore, I feel the casting for Boondock Saints was spot on. The writing was very good as well. The action scenes and special effects were fantastic. This combo leads to a great movie.

If you haven't seen this movie, you've probably heard somebody talking about it at some point-knowingly or not. It's your turn to become enlightened; I highly suggest seeing Boondock Saints.

Overall: 8.5/10