Summary:
A review of the movie "The Boondock Saints," in which the two lead characters, brother living in Boston, feel called to kill corrupt people, such as mafia figures, in the name of God.
Walking the streets of any major city, people see corruption all around including violent mobsters, pimps, drug dealers, rapists, and so forth. The judicial system does not always bring justice to these people. This is why people are needed to kill those corrupt people like Batman, Superman, or Spiderman. The Boondock Saints includes some people who are necessary to our society. However, some people do not agree with what they do.
The Boondock Saints contains two Irish brothers living in Boston, who believes it is their duty under God to kill all the human evils of this world. These two brothers are very religious men. Even FBI agent Paul Smecker, the head of this investigation, believes they are doing the right thing, and wishes he could do the same. Their murders are planned, so they end up safe throughout the whole incident. In this movie, they kill mainly Russian and Italian mafia members.
The "Boondock Saints" are the two Irish brothers, Conner and Murphy MacManus. Conner, acted by Sean Patrick Flanery, wonderfully portrays his role. Conner's younger brother Murphy, acted by Norman Reedus, brilliantly portrays his part. They both showed great emotion in their acting. In addition, they have great chemistry together. The FBI agent, Agent Paul Smecker, is played by Willem Defoe is also a great choice for his roll. Troy Duffy, the writer and director, probably could not imagine a better person to depict Paul Smecker. Lastly, a very important person for the Saint's operation is an Italian mob "pee-on package boy," Rocco, played by David della Rocco. Rocco does not have too much common sense, but he provides the brothers with names and locations of evil and corrupt people. David della Rocco did bring a lot of humor to the movie, but there is room for improvement
One important scene explains exactly what the Boondock Saints do. Conner and Murphy say, ."..they (average people) turn on their TV to the news and see rapists, and murderers, and child molesters, and they are keepin' out of prison." "Mafiosos gettin' caught with twenty kilos, gettin' out on bail." "And everyone, everywhere thinks the same thing, that someone should go kill those mother-f****ers." Rocco agrees and says that they should reside in every major city. The most important scene happened at the end of the movie. The Italian mob boss is in court, and he most likely will get out on bail. The man who wrote the prayer the Saints chant after every murder helps the brothers. The three of them sneak into the courthouse and tells everyone to bare witness of what they are about to do. They want the witnesses to tell the whole world what takes place in this courtroom. They explain what their mission, then shoot the mob boss.
I would give this movie a nine out of ten. It is an excellent movie if the viewer needs to watch a comedy, action, or murder mystery movie. The movie is Troy Duffy's first film, which is extraordinarily well done. Due to excessive profanity, violence, and brief nudity, mature audiences should view The Boondock Saints.
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