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Generally favorable reviews- based on 83 Ratings

  • Starring: Billy Connolly, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery
  • Summary: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is the much-anticipated sequel to the indie cult classic, The Boondock Saints. The film is the continuation of the MacManus brothers' saga . The two have been in deep hiding with their father, Il Duce, in the quiet valleys of Ireland, far removed from their former vigilante lives. When word comes that a beloved priest has been killed by sinister forces from deep within the mob, the brothers return to Boston to mount a violent and bloody crusade to bring justice to those responsible. With a new partner in crime and a sexy FBI operative hot on their trail…the Saints are back! (Sony Pictures)
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Negative: 13 out of 16
  1. Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    50
    The result isn’t art but it is an improvement: a scurrilous, lowdown, sub-Tarantino action comedy that, unlike the original, doesn’t make you want to claw your eyes out. How’s that for praise?
  2. The Boondock Saints II does, from time to time, display a vulgar charm. Or maybe it just wears you out.
  3. 38
    You wouldn't call The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day a taut thriller. More like a fleshy, messy, jangled frenzy of shootouts and much discussion about the mechanics of romantic entanglements that bloom between prison inmates.
  4. Although the Tarantino influence still is tangible, this time around Duffy reveals himself to also be a big Francis Ford Coppola fan, but the cartoonish end result plays like "Godfather III" meets the Three Stooges.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 34
  2. Negative: 15 out of 34
  1. DustyS
    10
    Potentially even better than the original. Great action sequences and all around the type of awesomeness we came to expect from the first film. If you didn't like the 1st one, you won't like the sequel, but if you loved the first, you'll love All Saints Day. Expand
  2. EricE
    8
    Just as good as the original in my mind. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
  3. Tony
    7
    A good watch for the fans, but some of the magic is missing. The whole cast was pulled back in, the style was there but it's lacking that special something that made the first go from a B movie to a cult classic. Still worth going to see in theaters but I'd recommend a matinee. Expand
  4. JasonW
    3
    Low rent Tarentino-esk rip-off with a thin plot and bad accents Whats with all the morons I've seen with VERITAS / AEQUITAS tats? Jesus, is everyone a *beep* slave to mass-media these days? I have nothing against tattoos, but if you are going to get one at least try to make it original. Expand

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