In the opening scene of the movie, a man cloaked in darkness grabs a priest from a confessional in a grand church. He pushes him down to his knees. Positions himself behind the priest as his begs for his life. The cloaked man shoots him with two guns in the back of his his head. This is all a set up to look like the MacManus brothers ,or the Boondock Saints, commited the murder in order to draw them out of hiding.
The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day, the long-awaited sequel to the cult hit, The Boondock Saints, which was released in 1999, starts strong, but quickly fizzles out. Everything from the casting to the horrible budgeting problems caused this movie to be a big flop.
The story takes place 8 years after the original story ends. The brothers, Conner and Murphy MacManus, now live in isolation with their father after they executed a notorious criminal in a full courtroom on live television.
The brothers are drawn out of hiding after the media announces that the Boondock Saints commited a murder recently.
From the beginning, it is apparent that the budget was a major problem in the production of this movie. Casting and character chemistry was also lacking. The relationship between the characters was in no way believable, which hurt the dynamic of the movie.
The villains in this movie, for the most part, were a complete bore. They were neither menancing nore memorable. A few of the scenes were a repeat from the first movie, which showed lack of creativity. And to top it all off, they end the movie with a possible set-up for a 3rd installment of the Boondock Saints.
Overall, this movie is for die-hard fans who simply want to see how the story progresses. This movie is a stain upon the great legacy which is the Boondock Saints.
Show don’t tell. If the villains are really mediocre, you’ve got to describe them, show us why. Just asserting it is not enough to be performance. You must convince us with the evidence. Description supplies the evidence.
Comment by Michael Berryhill — April 21, 2010 @ 8:03 pm