It does the job, but doesn't do a very good job of it.
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10/29/03
The Boondock Saints (1999)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:3
Rotten:16
Average Rating:4/10
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... [More]
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco
Director: Troy Duffy
Reviews for The Boondock Saints
1 - 19 (sorted by rotten rating; Australian critics are listed first)
The Boondock Saints, sorry to say, wasn't worth the trouble.
05/11/02
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.
08/26/02
Definitely an exercise in style over substance.
09/27/05
Train wreck!
10/13/07
No review available.
08/12/05
Duffy has made a film that sort of straddles the fine line between great movie and useless piece of garbage.
06/29/02
It is, by turns, hilariously awful and just plain unhilariously awful, full of its own nonexistent momentousness, an unintentional parody of hardboiled gangster flicks.
11/12/04
[A] dim-witted, aesthetically clunky Tarantino clone.
10/23/09
Visualmente interessante, o filme se corrompe ao fazer apologia da “justiça com as próprias mãos”. Ainda assim, a atuação de Dafoe merece ser conferida.
02/21/04
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]
03/15/09
No review available.
03/11/04
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.
05/09/08
Top CriticNo review available.
08/07/03
No review available.
02/10/04
Stylish and fun in a cheeseball sort of way.
05/29/03
It taps into everyone's secret desire for vigilantism.
05/25/06
While I don't think the flick really has much of a brain in its head ... it sure isn't boring.
06/10/06
1 - 19 (sorted by rotten rating; Australian critics are listed first)
Latest News for The Boondock Saints
October 27, 2008:
Troy Duffy Video Blogs Boondock Saints 2 
At long last, Troy Duffy has gotten his sequel to "The Boondock Saints" off the ground, and to celebrate, he's launched a series of video blogs. More...
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July 21, 2008:
Boondock Saints 2 Plot Revealed
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