THE
BOONDOCK
SAINTS
II
–
All
Saints
Day
With
Sean
Patrick
Flanery,
Norman
Reedus,
Billy
Connolly,
Clifton
Collins
Jr.,
Julie
Benz,
Bob
Marlwy,
Judd
Nelson,
Peter
Fonda,
Willem
Dafoe,
Bob
Marley,
Brian
Mahoney,
David
Ferry,
David
Della
Rocco
Written
&
Directed
by
Troy
Duffy
A
decade
after
the
original
Boondock
Saints,
the
team
is
resurrected.
The
original
is
a
classic,
made
by
the
barman
turned
Hollywood
darling
–
for
those
who
haven't
seen
the
staggering
documentary
Overnight,
do
yourself
a
favour
and
check
it
out,
as
it
is
an
eye-popping
testament
on
how
a
promising
movie
project
gets
sidelined
and
almost
dumped
when
Hollywood
bigwigs
turn
on
the
director,
and
the
downward
spiral
of
how
this
nobody-turned-somebody
gets
completely
self-absorbed
and
power-mad.
With
a
serious
budget
cut
and
restrictions,
a
very
cool
movie
came
out
at
the
end
of
it.
Since
the
first
movie,
Duffy
hasn't
made
another
film.
This
sequel
has
the
vigilante
MacManus
brothers
drawn
back
to
the
USA
from
their
exile
in
Ireland
by
the
murder
of
a
priest
(done
in
their
quasi-religious
style).
The
son
of
Yakavetta
(the
mob
boss
they
wiped
out
in
the
first
film)
is
out
to
stop
the
brothers,
and
there
is
a
lot
more
behind
the
man
who
killed
the
priest
to
draw
them
from
hiding.
As
with
the
original
(and
so
many
other
movies),
this
was
shot
in
Canada.
The
sequel
follows
a
lot
of
the
recipe
of
the
first
(mainly
to
appease
the
Boondock
fans),
but
with
some
twists
and
curve
balls,
like
Dafoe's
expert
detective
replaced
by
a
female
protégé,
and
in
the
first
film
had
Rocco
as
their
unofficial
third
saint,
while
here
they
pick
up
a
Mexican
third
wheel
(on
the
ship
across
to
Boston)
systematically
becoming
one
of
the
killing
team.
Their
father's
vigilante
history
is
revealed
with
flashbacks
into
the
'50s,
and
also
has
a
very
important
link
to
the
situation
in
the
present.
The
comedy
levels
are
pumped
up
more
-
sometimes
less
successfully,
making
it
a
bit
silly
at
times.
It
must
be
said
I
was
quite
fascinated
with
Sean
Patrick
Flanery's
face,
which
seems
like
he
had
some
seriously
botched
surgery
done
beneath
his
eyes...
Hardcore
fans
will
love
this
movie
since
they've
waited
so
long
to
see
these
characters
again
(plus
a
few
surprises).
Extra
features
include
a
making-of
documentary,
extra
interviews
and
two
commentary
tracks.
The
one
commentary
has
Duffy
chatting
about
the
making
of
the
movie,
talking
sense
and
highlighting
loads
of
info
on
both
movies
(also
joined
into
the
commentary
by
Willem
Dafoe,
chatting
about
theatre,
his
acting,
the
movies
etc.)
-
a
good
listen.
Duffy
is
always
very
self-confident
to
the
extent
of
sounding
arrogant
and
egotistical
(which
certainly
can
be),
and
in
the
second
commentary
track
it
is
a
much
more
out-of-control
boys
club,
with
Duffy,
Flanery,
Reedus
and
Connolly
talking
shit,
joking
and
laughing
over
the
scenes.
Duffy
and
Flanery
take
over
the
show
with
constant
loud
Andrew
'Dice'
Clay,
gay,
and
poncy
thespian
impersonations
(Reedus
taking
a
back
seat).
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