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44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joan Anderman
    75
    (Duffy) navigates the twisted collision of religious faith and the thrill of the kill, altruism and brutality, with an ingenious mix of humor, horror, mysticism, and just plain hipness.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    60
    More interested in finding fresh ways to stage execution scenes than in finding meaning behind the human urge for self-appointed righting of wrongs, (the film) is stuffed with effects that have no lasting impact.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    50
    (Duffy's) assembled a fine cast -- it's hard to take your eyes off the two young leads -- but he's given them little to do but squeeze triggers and mouth platitudes.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    30
    As written and directed by newcomer Troy Duffy, The Boondock Saints is all style and no substance, a film so gleeful in its endorsement of vigilante justice that it almost veers (or ascends) into self-parody.
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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 222 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 131
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 131
  3. Negative: 29 out of 131
  1. chillinhills
    10
    First of all, I don't appreciate the implication that all people who give this movie a 10 rating are just overexcited kids. I am a 36 year old Marine Corps veteran who's life has been personally touched by crime, both violent and non-violent, and I can tell you many times, I have wanted nothing more than to do the kinds of things depicted in this movie. I don't because I still hope that some day the law may actually stand behind people's rights rather than standing behind the people who have the money. I loved this movie and think that it at minimum shows the moral standard that people SHOULD live by. Is violence wrong? Yes it is. Is violence sometimes necessary? I don't know, ask any police officer who has ever had to fire their weapon in the line of duty. Ask any soldier who has ever been to war. For those that can't see the plot behind this movie, I feel very sorry for you, and those around you, because my guess would be, you're moral compass probably doesn't point to the good side.… Full Review »
  2. TTW107
    9
    So a 44 as the critic average huh? I think if critics reviewed this now it would be higher, this movie has garnered respect over the years. How can you not like a badass flick about two irishmen kicking ass and taking names? But seriously Willem Dafoe's performance is so brilliantly creepy and I really like how you see the crime scene first and then you see the crime, very creative. Anyway one of the most badass movies I've ever seen.… Full Review »
  3. JaySupertramp
    10
    By far one of the best movies ever. Doing the right and wrong thing at the same time gives the viewer a bad choice. The credits are showing this phenomenon too. To make the decision where to draw the line makes this movie so brilliant. And the music and style in the way the movie is made is genious!… Full Review »
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