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Bang! Amid laughter and confusion the gun goes off. There is blood and tiny bits of what was once a very unlucky cat all over the place. The next thing we hear:

Is it dead?

Excessively violent and brutal at times, hilarious at others. The Boondock Saints is a relatively unknown movie. It has a large cult following though. The first and only (so far) movie by writer/director Troy Duffy is satire or black humor, or a religious story. Its really hard to tell which - and thats the beauty!

It is about two brothers who take it upon themselves to rid the world of all sinners. They are the new-age Saints. There are allusions to divine intervention and religious overtones. But there are things that simply make no sense - even the cops start helping them instead of preventing mass killings. Maybe it is a satire on itself?

The dialogues are amazing. Perhaps in the same class as Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. The acting is great. Specially Willem Dafoe in the crime investigation scenes. Direction was good. Non-linear story telling, again kind of like Pulp Fiction. Amazing music. Great action scenes.

Like most cult movies, the think that failed this movie is the same thing that makes it so good. The fact that you never really understand if all this is a joke/satire, or is it a serious story? Most people would be uncomfortable with all the killing in the name of God, and not enough was done to make it stand out as humor (unlike something like Dogma). In my opinion, this is what made the movie special.

A sequel, Boondock II: All Saints Day is planned. Should be interesting!

veritas - truth
aequitas - equality or justice

- We’re a little like 7-11, we’re not always doing business, but we’re always open.
- Are you telling me it was one guy with six guns and he was a senior citizen?
- Symmmmmmmmmmbolism, I believe the word you want is symmmbolism.