Boondock Saints is the story of two brothers who, while living in Boston, get into trouble with the law by accidently killing a couple of thugs. When they are let out of jail, the brothers feel a calling from God to rid Boston of any and every criminal. An FBI investigator begins to follow the brothers' progress to catch them, but as he continues to investigate he feels compassion for what the brothers are trying to do.
I will probably be the only person I know of that says this, but I personally did not care for Boondock Saints. I couldn't get past the fact that just about every character drops the f-bomb (among other curse words) in what felt like every other word. I know with a rated-R film there was going to be a little bit of harsh language, but dropping the f-bomb that many times is extremely unnecessary. There were also a couple of instances where a character or two let out racist jokes. I did bust out laughing at a few parts, but those instances were marred by the rest of the movie with its vulgar humor and language. Since this is an action movie, the entire movie is filled with graphic images of people being shot with anything from handguns to shotguns to also being blown up. Some of the graphic killings you can somewhat tell are fake because of the blood squirting out of the bodies, but there are instances of individuals being shot in the back of the head that are quite disgusting. Overall, Boondock Saints could have been a great action film with a lot of great acting from the lead actors, but the language, vulgar humor and violence turns it into a horrible film that is not worth your time.
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