Film Analysis: The Boondock Saints

The Boondock Saints is a great movie for those who like a story line in their action movie. This is not the same fighting enemies action movie you always watch. The Boondock Saints is about two brothers set out to stop crime in the city of Boston. Connor and Murphy MacManus are two Irish fraternal twins. These two men were forced to use self-defense and kill two mobsters from the Russian mafia. This led them to be the city’s vigilantes. They recruit their friend “The Funny Man” who also goes by Rocco. The three start on a crime stopping spree through Boston, Massachusetts. They have tons of action and a little bit of drama to have you always on your seat.
The action starts at the beginning when they are in a bar for St. Patrick’s Day when

to Russian Mobsters come in demanding them to leave causing an intense bar fight. The Mobsters become injured and come to the brother’s apartment the next day looking for revenge. The two brothers are against all odds to protect one another and end up killing them, which then leads them to turning themselves in and overnight becoming “saints” to rid the town of all sin. They then start a citywide hunt for under bosses and bosses who have sinned.
The drama in this movie comes from their brotherly love. This extends to Rocco, which is their third person the recruited for his knowledge of the inside of the Russian Mafia. Rocco made some mistakes throughout the movie, which could have ruined their whole plan of wiping the city of evil. The three men continue on until they are captured and Rocco is killed. The brothers are overwhelmed with grief, but press on to plan their revenge for Rocco to kill “Papa Joe” Yakavetta which is the Mafia Don.
After finding out the man who tried to kill them was actually their father they teamed up with him to kill Papa Joe. They waited till his court date and broke into the court room. After their dramatic scene they caused and their family prayer, they killed Papa Joe. This ended the Russian Mafia. The father-son trio then moved back to Ireland. That is, until the next crime spree arose in Boston.
This movie is a great choice for a late night action movie session. There is a great story line to keep you on the edge of your seat and plenty of comedic relief in between, after all Rocco’s nickname is “The Funny Man”. Just don’t forget, if you love the first movie you should watch the sequel, The Boondock Saint II: All Saints Day.