Back in 1999, a little movie came out called "The Boondock Saints". While it was destroyed by critic's upon it's release, regular audiences seemed to get a kick out of it... and it has since then become somewhat of a cult classic. Now, after 10 years, it finally has a sequel. "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day" is pretty much what I expected it to be: a badly acted, yet enjoyable little flick.
The film opens with our two anti heros: Conner (Sean Patrick Flannery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus), herding sheep in Ireland and living with their Father (Billy Connelly). Once they get news that a preist was murdered in cold blood in Boston... they set out to kill everyone that was involved... thus returning to their violent ways.
The acting was horrible. Everyone was over-the-top and goofy... seeming like live action cartoon characters at certain points. The entire storyline is spoon fed to us (including black & white flashbacks to the first movie), and it's unoriginal (give the Punisher a brother and make them Irish). There is also a lot of homophobia. I think at least three times in the movie, a character would say something like "don't think I'm gay, because I'm not." That's the type of insecure behavior you see in highschool... not with detectives.
On the positive side, there was plenty of laughter to be had. A lot of it was unintentional, but they hit the right spot a few times. Also, like the first one, the tone/style of the film was very inconsistent. The majority of the movie is very light and cheesey... but every once and a while there would be a very dramatic scene, with slow motion gun shooting and epic choir music. I'm a sucker for melodramatic action sequences, so I enjoyed these parts of the film. But I'm sure a lot of people will just roll their eyes. It's weird how sporadic these dramatic scene's are, and how quickly they change back to being quirky/cheesey.
So, in conclusion, if you're a fan of the original, you will probably have fun with this one (there's even a cameo at the end that fans will truly enjoy). I would still wait for it to hit the DVD shelves though. If you're looking for a serious crime drama with Oscar worthy acting and masterful storyteling, avoid it at all costs.
My Rating: 4 out of 10
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