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The Boondock Saints, 1999

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus

Directed by: Troy Duffy

Written by: Troy Duffy

Language: English, Spanish, Papiamento

Country: Canada, USA

Runtime: 108 min

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Rating:7.8

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The Boondock Saints can be described as exciting, rough, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around a murderous pair, vigilantism, and a violence spree. The main genres are independent, thriller, and crime. In terms of style, The Boondock Saints involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. The Boondock Saints is located in Massachusetts. It takes place in the 1990s. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that The Boondock Saints involves strong violent content, sexual content, and profanity.

Summary of The Boondock Saints

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.

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Language:	English, Spanish, Papiamento
Country:	Canada, USA
Release date:	21 January 2000
Runtime:	108 min

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Willem Dafoe

as Paul Smecker

Sean Patrick Flanery

as Connor McManus

Norman Reedus

as Murphy McManus

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

As written and directed by newcomer Troy Duffy, The Boondock Saints is all style and no substance, a film so gleeful in its endorsement of vigilante justice that it almost veers (or ascends) into self-parody. Full Review

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by: Nathan Rabin

Variety

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

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by: Robert Koehler

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Worth 2 hours of your spare time

This film is entertaining and funny. The plot doesn't develop well, and is a bit stupid, especially towards the end but as you watch it you enjoy the scenes for themselves. In this kind of film it's the characters that make the movie interesting... Read and rate it

26.May.2011
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by: yinhong
yinhong rated this movie7/10Good

It is so-well-made!

Pleasure to watch. Scenes are totally complete. Many times I was thinking to myself "Yes! That's the perfect moment to end this scene!" And it was weird, I never noticed this kind of thing in other movies. Actors did their job perfectly as well... Read and rate it

20.April.2011
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by: Emilija
Emilija rated this movie8/10Great

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