The original cult classic "Boondock Saints," was released directly to video before most fans had the notion to go and see it. But eventually, on one random night a friend would suggest watching this strange, violent movie about twin brothers from Ireland, living in Boston, with a serious gun fetish, Catholic compulsion and Latin tattoos covering their bodies.
After a night of drinking and bar-fights, the MacManus brothers, find themselves in a jam. Murphy MacManus, played by Norman Reedus and Connor MacManus, played by Sean Patrick Flanery, are blue-collar Irishmen who receive a message from "God" and decide to rid the world of evil. They'd had enough of the immorality on the streets and began getting ride of them out in various ways.
The MacManus brother's tale continues ten years later. The Saints are in Ireland with II Duce, aka their father, played by Billy Connolly, when word spreads that someone in Boston killed a priest they knew. As twisted as it may sound the Saints have a moral code against killing good people and when the mysterious murderer tried to make it look like the Saints did it. Watch out. The Saints don't hold back.
The brothers shed their woolly sweaters, their shaggy hair and overgrown beards and return to Boston. The MacManus brother's recruit a new Saint along the way, Romeo, played by Clifton Collins Jr., a Hispanic guy apart of a Mexican mob in Boston. The new FBI agent on the case is Eunice Bloom, played by Julie Benz, a polished and intelligent Southern woman who wears heels to murder scenes and has her gun holster buckled precisely around her waist like an over-priced belt.
"The Boondock Saints II" offers more guns, more politically incorrect jokes and more mob showdowns, basically, just more of everything. The original "Boondock Saints" was a dark comedy - remember the cat incident?
While the brothers would never turn down a drink or a fight for that matter and were generally quite happy to fulfill their role and act like bad boys; this time around, the brothers had a mission and were determined to finish it.
The dialogue was funny but not as strong as the first, the mobsters are dumber, but the brothers pulled through like champs. Overall, "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day," was good, but I because of its limited release; I recommend waiting until it's released on DVD.
After a night of drinking and bar-fights, the MacManus brothers, find themselves in a jam. Murphy MacManus, played by Norman Reedus and Connor MacManus, played by Sean Patrick Flanery, are blue-collar Irishmen who receive a message from "God" and decide to rid the world of evil. They'd had enough of the immorality on the streets and began getting ride of them out in various ways.
The MacManus brother's tale continues ten years later. The Saints are in Ireland with II Duce, aka their father, played by Billy Connolly, when word spreads that someone in Boston killed a priest they knew. As twisted as it may sound the Saints have a moral code against killing good people and when the mysterious murderer tried to make it look like the Saints did it. Watch out. The Saints don't hold back.
The brothers shed their woolly sweaters, their shaggy hair and overgrown beards and return to Boston. The MacManus brother's recruit a new Saint along the way, Romeo, played by Clifton Collins Jr., a Hispanic guy apart of a Mexican mob in Boston. The new FBI agent on the case is Eunice Bloom, played by Julie Benz, a polished and intelligent Southern woman who wears heels to murder scenes and has her gun holster buckled precisely around her waist like an over-priced belt.
"The Boondock Saints II" offers more guns, more politically incorrect jokes and more mob showdowns, basically, just more of everything. The original "Boondock Saints" was a dark comedy - remember the cat incident?
While the brothers would never turn down a drink or a fight for that matter and were generally quite happy to fulfill their role and act like bad boys; this time around, the brothers had a mission and were determined to finish it.
The dialogue was funny but not as strong as the first, the mobsters are dumber, but the brothers pulled through like champs. Overall, "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day," was good, but I because of its limited release; I recommend waiting until it's released on DVD.
