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The Boondock Saints (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 18

Fresh: 3

Rotten:15

Average Rating: 4.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Fraternal twins Conner (Flanery - SUICIDE KINGS) and Murphey (Reedus - GOSSIP) MacMannus are on a mission from God to rid Boston of crime. However, instead of signing up for the police force, these... Fraternal twins Conner (Flanery - SUICIDE KINGS) and Murphey (Reedus - GOSSIP) MacMannus are on a mission from God to rid Boston of crime. However, instead of signing up for the police force, these hard-drinking Irish-American brothers take the law into their own hands a la Charles Bronson in DEATH WISH. Heralded as saints by the city's beleaguered residents, the brothers also attract the attention of Paul Smecker (Dafoe - EXISTENZ), the openly gay FBI special agent assigned to investigate the spate of killings amongst the ranks of the Russian mafia. First-time director Duffy pulls out all the breaks in this inventive, action-packed thriller sure to please fans of HARD BOILED and RESERVOIR DOGS. [More]

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly, David Ferry, Richard Fitzpatrick

Director: Troy Duffy

Director: Troy Duffy
Screenwriter: Troy Duffy
Producer: Elie Samaha
Composer: Jeff Danna

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It's one thing to make a film that's violent and profane; it's another to make one that's a moral black hole, and to do it because black looks cool. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
03/15/09
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

More interested in finding fresh ways to stage execution scenes than in finding meaning behind the human urge for self-appointed righting of wrongs, pic is stuffed with effects that have no lasting impact.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 2 Comments
05/09/08
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Train wreck!

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10/13/07
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

While I don't think the flick really has much of a brain in its head ... it sure isn't boring.

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
06/10/06
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

It taps into everyone's secret desire for vigilantism.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment 1 Comment
05/25/06
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Definitely an exercise in style over substance.

Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com | comment Comment
09/27/05
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

No review available.

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

It is, by turns, hilariously awful and just plain unhilariously awful, full of its own nonexistent momentousness, an unintentional parody of hardboiled gangster flicks.

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11/12/04
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

No review available.

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03/11/04
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Visualmente interessante, o filme se corrompe ao fazer apologia da “justiça com as próprias mãos”. Ainda assim, a atuação de Dafoe merece ser conferida.

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02/21/04
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

No review available.

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02/10/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies

It does the job, but doesn't do a very good job of it.

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10/29/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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08/07/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Stylish and fun in a cheeseball sort of way.

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05/29/03
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

From this cast, you'd expect better, but it's mostly just a redundant Tarantino wanna-be.

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02/02/03
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

A ridiculous, self-important amalgamation of rehashed macho posturing and slow-motion bloodletting. Do yourself a favor: do not attend a convocation with these Saints.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment 1 Comment
08/26/02
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

Duffy has made a film that sort of straddles the fine line between great movie and useless piece of garbage.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
06/29/02
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

The Boondock Saints, sorry to say, wasn't worth the trouble.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment 5 Comments
05/11/02
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
 
 
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