The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

Directed by: Troy Duffy
Screenplay by: Troy Duffy

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Running Time: 118 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Owned DVD

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Comments: Ugh. I wasn't even planning on buying The Boondock Saints II when it first came out, but of course fucking Walmart had a two-disc limited edition steelbook that I had to buy, mainly because I'm a sucker for that shit. Anyway, I was excited to watch the film after re-watching the original, and it certainly helped. It seems like every character in the film is back from the first one, including the Tourette's syndrome bartender and the three Boston cops. Those who aren't around are replaced by identical new characters, as the deceased Rocco is replaced by Clifton Collins, who the Saints recruit and is a complete carbon copy of Rocco's character in the first film. And while Willem Dafoe isn't around, he's replaced by some chick from Dexter, who is just as strange and bizarre as Dafoe was, plus an annoying accent (but both Dafoe and Rocco show up as well... oops, I ruined a surprise). It really shows throughout that The Boondock Saints II desperately wants to be the first film all over again, and it's not. All of the more "classic" scenes from the original are remade to some degree, while just about everything else from the film is referenced at some point or another. If Saints II tried to be a somewhat original film, it may have been better. Sadly, all Troy Duffy wants to do is relive his big moment (and when reading about Duffy, who seems like a complete douche, it's amazing he got everyone to come back for a sequel). Oh, and by big moment, I mean his only film, because that's the only other film the guy's directed. He doesn't know how to do anything else. And it shows.