Boondock Saints 2 – All Saints Day
I was a huge fan of Boondock Saints, absolutely LOVE the first movie, and couldn’t wait for the impending release of the sequel … and then a dreaded thing happened … I WATCHED IT! It is seriously one of the most disappointing movies I have EVER seen. It was mildly amusing at times, but very predictable. Not to mention the lighting, cinematography, directing etc. … HORRIBLE! I have made it a point to save anyone willing to listen, the disappointment they would have for seeing such a film. And if you had to actually pay for it you’d be ready to shoot someone yourself … and not from saintly motivation either.
Here’s the long and short of it: Starts out with the retired ‘Saints’ being told that a priest was killed back in Boston in the same manner as the murders years before. They get pissed; they seek retribution (sounds good so far). Sidekick replaced by some weird anglomexican jackass who can’t even really be seen as the comic relief. He’s tedious more than anything. A hot wannabe ‘Agent Starling’ comes into the picture, for no other reason than to be hot I guess. And together they all hunt a midget hit man who’s hired by a ‘ghost’ to lure them back to town. Then Dah eventually shows up to reveal it’s him the ‘ghost’ is after (which is shared through a series of poorly shot flashbacks) and together they stir up a big *YAWN* gunfight. Can’t say anything more about that without giving it away (just in case you DON’T take heed and actually go out and watch this monstrosity). The end just draaaaaaagged on. Seriously, just when you think you can’t take Anymore …. it cuts to a scene that should have been CUT in order to make a lame attempt to set it up for a trilogy … working for the Vatican? Oh goody.
I guess the most disappointing part is that it was written, directed, blah blah blah by Troy Duffy; same chap who did the first one. I guess some people only really get one good idea then quit. I was hoping he wasn’t one of ‘those’ guys, but it looks like that was just wishful thinking. The original will stay in my collection as a beloved favorite for sure, but the sooner I can get this pitiful embarrassment-to-film out of my memory, the better!
