The Boondock Saints (3 of 5): This movie is about two Irish brothers who, after surviving an attempt on their lives, decide it is their mission in life to kill all the evil scum bags in their neighborhood and city. An FBI agent (Willem DaFoe) gets their case and tries and bring them to justice. This is an entertaining action movie that vaguely touches on the rights/wrongs of vigilante justice. I really liked the characters in this movie - they all had their certain flare and quirks. The story was good too, with an interesting character development at the end. However, I got a little tired of the slow motion stylized violence, and one scene where DaFoe's character is breaking down the crime scene feels totally cheesy and out of place in the movie. This movie would make a great graphic novel.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Movie Review - The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints (3 of 5): This movie is about two Irish brothers who, after surviving an attempt on their lives, decide it is their mission in life to kill all the evil scum bags in their neighborhood and city. An FBI agent (Willem DaFoe) gets their case and tries and bring them to justice. This is an entertaining action movie that vaguely touches on the rights/wrongs of vigilante justice. I really liked the characters in this movie - they all had their certain flare and quirks. The story was good too, with an interesting character development at the end. However, I got a little tired of the slow motion stylized violence, and one scene where DaFoe's character is breaking down the crime scene feels totally cheesy and out of place in the movie. This movie would make a great graphic novel.
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the "stylized" violence was one of the best aspects of the film. it was pretty much the foundation of it. also, character development was finished within 15 minutes. don't get me wrong, i love the movie, i just think the review doesn't do it justice. furthermore, in the beginning, when defoe goes through the scene while enjoying some classical music is probably one of the most hilarious scenes i've seen in a long time.
Don't get me wrong. I usually like that type of slow motion stylized violence in movies. Movies like Resevoir Dogs and Equilibrium use it to great affect. I think it just became monotonous in Boondock Saints because of the way the movie was presented as a series of crime scenes - it just became formulaic. You are right to point out that there are a lot of funny moments in this movie too, but some of them should not have been funny (like the DaFoe scene I mention in my review).
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