Movie #66 -- The Boondock Saints

Title: The Boondock Saints

Director: Troy Duffy

Release Year: 1999

Plot Summary: Two very Irish brothers receive divine inspiration from God to rid south Boston of evil men.

Thoughts: It cost $5,000,000 to make. It grossed under $30,000. And they're going to make a sequel. Far and away, one of the greatest 'cult' films of all time.

Willem Defoe gives a fantastic performance as FBI Agent Paul Smecker who is tracking the two Irish McMannus brothers (Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Redus). Oh, and this was Troy Duffy's first screenplay and his directorial debut, but it certainly doesn't show. You've got to give it to Duffy, though... he took a cast with a spotty resume (save Defoe) and created a true masterpiece of a film -- one that could be mistaken for something that Tarantino might have done. Oh, and casting Ron Jeremy? Brilliant.

It's funny, it's fun, it's violent, it's quotable: there really isn't a single thing about this movie that I don't like.

Rating (0-10): 9.5

Recomendations: I bought the original region 1 version of the dvd for $20 back in 2001 -- it has no special features, no deleted scenes and no commentary, but it's still probably my best dvd purchase ever. See this movie.