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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... 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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Reviews for The Boondock Saints

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[A] dim-witted, aesthetically clunky Tarantino clone.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment Comment
10/23/09
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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 1 Comment
03/15/09
Peter Canavese
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 10 Comments
05/09/08
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Train wreck!

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10/13/07
Cole Smithey
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
Scott Weinberg
DVD Clinic

It taps into everyone's secret desire for vigilantism.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment 2 Comments
05/25/06
Kevin Carr
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
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

No review available.

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
11/12/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

No review available.

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03/11/04
Philip Martin
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
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

No review available.

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02/10/04
Spence D.
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
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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08/07/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Stylish and fun in a cheeseball sort of way.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/29/03
Christopher Null
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
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 7 Comments
08/26/02
Brent Simon
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
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

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

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment 8 Comments
05/11/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
 
 
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