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MPAA RATING: R for strong violence, language and sexual content
Starring Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly, David Ferry, Brian Mahoney, and Bob Marley
Two Catholic vigilante killers from Boston (Flannery, Reedus) who believe they are doing God's work kill members of the Russian mob and customers of a porn shop, but instead of paying for their crimes, they are praised as "saints" by the local newspaper and by an odd FBI agent (Dafoe).
| GENRE(S): | Crime |
| WRITTEN BY: | Troy Duffy |
| DIRECTED BY: | Troy Duffy |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: December 18, 2001 Video: January 21, 2000 Theatrical: January 21, 2000 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 110 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA / Canada |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 153 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jared T. gave it a10:
Pure Classic.
Katie S gave it a7:
I saw this movie with no background or context, and I liked it, but I think I took it in a different spirit than a lot of people did. I interpreted it as one big jokey comic, no serious attempt to make a movie about vigilantism or revenge, and taken in that spirit I found it entertainingly told, edited, and acted. But, yeah, if you try to take it as an effort at anything other than a puffed up comic book, it will seem unutterably stupid.
S K gave it a10:
Loved every second of it. If you enjoy super hero movies, this one is better than most of them plus it has humor, blood, language, and great acting(mostly from Willem).
Jared N gave it a10:
just to explain the iron scene to the people above who criticize it and dot "understand" it. The iron is intended to cotorize the wound or burning the capiliaries shut to stop bleeding and prevent infection. Don't criticize the movie because you don't understand it. It is a movie which builds a conflict between good vs evil and doing what is necessary to save lives even though the method cannt be condoned by the justice system. It is common knowledge that the justice system is flawed and many of guilty are not punished. The "Saints" take judgement into their own hands because of this. This movie is simply a movie about moral, relgious, cultural, and essentially a political conflict.
Brock M. gave it a10:
Best movie ever made!!!!!
Stevn B. gave it a10:
One of the best movies I have seen. I cannot believe the critics rated this movie so horribly.
Doyle gave it an8:
For those of you that haven't noticed this movie has either great reviews or bad ones. The bad ones come from people expecting an Oscar film. The good ones come from those that know what a cult film is. This film is a cult film. It is a good film. Watch this film to be entertained. Don't take it serious, and you will love it.
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