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Boondock Saints, The
A dated — surely Reservoir Dogs must now be passé inspiration for young film-makers? — annoyingly stylised crime thriller which also succeeds in producing one of Willem Dafoe's most embarrassing screen performances. Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus are the "saints" of the title, a couple of working class lads from Boston?s Irish community who, for no particular reason, embark on a bloody vigilante rampage against Mafia types. Dafoe is the gay FBI agent who begins to develop a grudging admiration for the young killers. Writer/director Troy Duffy delivers some striking actions scenes but the carnage long overstays its welcome. He also seems to have little idea how to get any sort of performances from an impressive cast (Billy Connolly also pops up as a master assassin). Dafoe's over-the-top turn will make fans wince, but the performances are uniformly hysterical, with David Della Rocco, as the brothers' Mafia-connected partner, being the worst of a bad bunch.
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