Boondock Saints

Pros: Dafoe, Flannery, Reedus, Photography, Editing, Direction, Script
Cons: Ending a bit weak

Boondock Saints (1999)

This is a film that Quentin Tarantino would be proud to claim as his own. Unfortunately for him, the writer/director was Troy Duffy, and this was the movie that was a worthy follow-up to Quentin’s best film,...

Pros: great cast, impressively written, strong story, inventive characters
Cons: none

The Boondock Saints came out in 1999 in a very limited release, moving from the five theaters that it received brief showings to DVD and television viewing.  It also didn't garner a lot of attention at the time it came out, but over the years ...

Pros: Good acting along with a superb script
Cons: Excessive use of foul langauge(not one for me but for some)

The Boondock Saints was a movie that was released straight to video and never made it to the big screen. This is a little surprising considering William Dafoe is in it. It's one of those love hate films; most of my friends love it along with me. However ...

Pros: excellent performances by all
Cons: the cat

Boondock Saints is an excellent action film.
This movie was really over looked in main stream media outlets.
I had never read a review or seen a commercial for Boondock Saints, this is odd, considering this film is based in Boston with scenes...

Pros: Lots of violence, great acting, surprising amount of wit
Cons: I don't think so

The boondock Saints is quite an unusually interesting film. It has the smirking wit of Pulp Fiction but the rawness and violence with Reservoir Dogs. In fact it even feels like a Tarantino film but it isn’t. Written and direction by Troy Duffy it gives ...

Pros: titution
Cons: titution

I've been hearing the name of this film referenced here and there in film reviews, but I was never quite sure what it was about. I assumed it was straight to video, which it was (not that there's anything wrong with that), and although I wanted to watch...

Pros: A great Southie flick
Cons: none

When Troy Duffy wrote and directed "Boondock Saints" in 1999, he probably never imagined the film to ...

Pros: Terrific action flick, deeper than it looks.
Cons: Exceedingly violent (body count 33) and morally ambiguous.

The Boondock Saints (1999) Directed and Written by Troy Duffy. And shepherds we shall be, for thee my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, That our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command, We shall flow a river forth ...

Pros: great action, well scripted, believable characters. Just a great time on film.
Cons: only that this movie was sadly overlooked when released.

I remember renting this flick because I had nothing to do and I was in the mood for an action movie with thugs and mob and cops and all that and the back cover offered this to me plus a few twists so I gave it a try. Boondock Saints knocked me on my ...

Pros: Great characters, good story, funny, and thoughtful
Cons: Too violent for many.

From a Catholic prayer for forgiveness, “In the name of the father.” These were usually the last words heard by the victims of the Boondock Saints. The movie centers around two Irish lads from the slums of Boston who have lived way below their ...

Pros: Well-constructed action sequences, offbeat humor, feeling of Boston,
Cons: Chopped up exposition sequences, suspension of disbelief

With it's shelf life far justified on home video than in theaters, "The Boondock Saints" can aptly call itself "a cult film", with many red blooded young males quoting lines like "I killed your f**kin' cat, b**ch!" and a Latin insignia to signify the ...

Pros: Willem Dafoe out does himself in this one.
Cons: Hard to find in Video and DVD

To be honest there was one main reason I wanted to see this movie. It was because part of it was filmed in my favourite neighbourhood Irish Bar, McVeighs. The movie is supposedly set in South Boston, but like many films these days it was filmed in...

Pros: Willem Dafoe and Jeffery Smith
Cons: Who told Ron Jeremy he could act?

Imagine it's Saint Patrick's Day, the one holiday where "everyone is Irish." You are sitting in your neighborhood bar drinking with friends. This is definitely a Cheers kind of place, everyone surely knows your name because each one of...

Pros: Great casting, great script, great plot.
Cons: Lots of violence and the "f" word is used ...quite a lot.

Boondock Saints was a movie my husband brought into out relationship. We were together for 4 or 5 years before I agreed to watch it. Honestly, the title through me off. Boondock Saints? A movie about.... saints in the city? I just didn't get it. ...

Pros: Thought-provoking action leaves you begging for more.
Cons: When does the sequel come out!?!

For a movie that never hit the theatres (due to the crisis at Columbine), this straight-to-DVD action film has done extraordinarily well, and is well on its way to reaching cult-classic status.

For anyone unfamiliar with the movie, here is a...