Synopsis- The MacManus brothers are back, after nearly a decade of hiding in Ireland. A priest is killed in Boston, in a church, and made to look like the brothers did the killing. This lures them back once again, and more Russian mob, slow-motion firefights, and crime-scene investigation take place.
Loved- The gunfights were fun, if not fresh. Clifton Collins Jr., while not always funny or likable, was responsible for some of the films better jokes. Where the film did well was in the few "over-the-top" scenes, which unfortunately were scarce.
Hated- Hmmm. For starters, our "lovable" Dafoe replacement, and her horrible accent. The fact that the plot not only makes little sense, but in order to work you have to fill in some major plot inconsistencies. Duffy tried to make this film less a sequel and more a carbon copy of the original. The Boondock Saints is a decent film though, with a lovable cast, fun action, and a steady pace. Saints 2 is paced like a car with a jumpy throttle, seems to have a dumber cast, and treats itself like its a fantastic film, without so much as a nod to the fact that it isn't big-screen material. The first time around the writing felt a little campy, and a little funny, but felt genuine. There were no major religious overtones, or unnecessary monologues. The script feels like a first draft, the sort of thing that anyone would revise a few times. So not to spoil the film, I'll just say that its set up for yet another film, and that the plausibility of the factions assisting eachother at the end is barely above a 0% chance.
Verdict- I had high hopes for this movie. Given the original film and the length of time between the two, I figured it would be difficult, at the least, to make a bad movie. Honestly, the only way that Troy Duffy could have made Boondock Saints 2 a bad film would have been to copy the first film, dump the charm, and then slow it down so you could watch it burn. And unfortunately, that is exactly what he did. 3/10
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