
Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing.
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| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenWillem Dafoe's portrayal of the conflicted homosexual FBI agent is overacted to such an extent that it is hilarious, amazing and entertaining. His is an unforgettable character. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellIt does the job, but doesn't do a very good job of it. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.An embarrassing waste of time, and nothing even resembling the guiltiest of guilty pleasures... |
| Boston GlobeJoan Anderman(Duffy) navigates the twisted collision of religious faith and the thrill of the kill, altruism and brutality, with an ingenious mix of humor, horror, mysticism, and just plain hipness. |
| Apollo GuideJamie GilliesDuffy has made a film that sort of straddles the fine line between great movie and useless piece of garbage. |
| 7M PicturesKevin CarrIt taps into everyone's secret desire for vigilantism. |
| Bullz-Eye.comJason ZingaleIf you can't sit back and enjoy an entertaining popcorn flick like The Boondock Saints, then you'll probably never understand the difference between the movies and real life. |
| DVD ClinicScott WeinbergWhile I don't think the flick really has much of a brain in its head ... it sure isn't boring. |
| VarietyRobert KoehlerMore 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. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyDefinitely an exercise in style over substance. |