The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn that their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, they go back to Boston to bring justice to those responsible and avenge the priest.

Director:

Troy Duffy

Writers:

Troy Duffy (screenplay), Troy Duffy (story)

Stars:

Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Connor MacManus
Norman Reedus	...	Murphy MacManus
Billy Connolly	...	Poppa
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Romeo
Julie Benz	...	Special Agent Eunice Bloom
Bob Marley	...	Greenly
Brian Mahoney	...	Duffy
David Ferry	...	Dolly
David Della Rocco	...	Rocco
Peter Fonda	...	The Roman
Daniel DeSanto	...	Crew Cut
Gerard Parkes	...	Doc
Matthew Lemche	...	Noah (as Matt Lemche)
Robert Mauriell	...	Louie
Judd Nelson	...	Concezio Yakavetta

Storyline

For the last 8 years the brothers have been living with their father on a sheep farm deep in isolated Ireland. One day their uncle tells them that they have been framed for the murder of a Bostonian Catholic priest. The boys must return to Boston to not only clear their names but find the men who framed them.

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Plot Keywords:

murder of a priest | murder | male protagonist | twins | twin | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, language and some nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Sony Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

11 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Angeloi timoroi 2: I ekdikisi arhizei

Filming Locations:

Valley Halla Estate, Rouge Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$546,687, 30 October 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,269,307, 12 February 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stage 6 Films,CB Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min 138 min (Director's Cut)

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite its limited release, this movie made more money in its opening weekend than the entire box office run of the first The Boondock Saints (1999) film.

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Goofs

When the wings of the angel statue fall off during the shoot out at Louie's house, you can see the cable holding the wing on the right.

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Quotes

Eunice: With all due respect... man I hate it when people say that because it is inevitably followed by a disrespectful remark. Here let me give you an example: With all due respect detective, this matter falls under whatever jurisdiction I fuckin' say it does.

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Crazy Credits

In Loving Memory of Jimi "Fat Hand" Jackson

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Connections

References Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

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Soundtracks

Rocky Road to London
Written by Arvid Grov
Performed by The Greenland Whalefishers
Courtesy of Patchwork Record Productions

User Reviews

I got what I wanted as a fan. Others might not.

I am an avid fan of the original movie. While the concept of vigilantism has been around for decades in film, it was never communicated in such a way. The original movie was both entertaining, and made certain statements about society. After all, isn't the first purpose of film to entertain, and the second to create a message? If the first movie focused on the message, the second seemed to focus more on the entertainment. I'm OK with that. I already know what the McManus boys are all about. Still, it was refreshing to see Il Duce's beginning as a killer, even catching a glimpse of the first version of the gun vest.

I was very skeptical of Clifton Collins Jr., thinking that he would simply be a stand-in for Rocco. He wasn't. He had his own personality, although I would have liked to have seen him involved in what the boys were doing on a more personal level. It was like he was waiting for them to come along just so he would have an excuse to kill mobsters.

The humor, slow-motion gunfights, and light-hearted moments were back. During the first half, I sometimes felt the humor needed to be left behind and the serious tone needed to come into play, but the second half delivered that aspect very well, so it balances out in the end.

Julie Benz. Hmmmm. Attractive, intelligent, fun. But the southern accent is so thick I had a hard time focusing on anything else.

I would like to make a special note of how ridiculous it is for someone to dual-wield Desert Eagles, even if they have compensators attached.

Still, none of my complaints stopped me from enjoying the movie. I watched it for what it is. An over the top-low(er) budget film that was written to please fans of the original. I took it for what it is, and I think I'm better off for it.

Many people criticize Troy and the films themselves, some going so far as to say fans should go kill themselves. The internet, where everyone thinks their opinion is fact, and everyone is a hardass. If you don't like the movies, fine, but please, don't insult the intelligence of the fans. Liking something that you don't doesn't make us any less intelligent than you. If you want to pick on someone, pick on the Twilight fans that think those movies are a real representation of love and vampire mythology.

I hear Troy can be a bit of a douche. Maybe that's true, maybe it isn't. What isn't true, is that the movies do not rip off of Tarantino. I like Tarantino's work, but he was not the first person to do the flashback narrative, dual wielding of pistols, slow motion gunfights, etc. etc. That's like saying Halo was the first good shooter. All movies borrow elements from one another. They're called themes and archetypes.

All in all, an enjoyable film that gives the fans a taste of what they've been missing for ten years. The editing is a little spotty at times, and not everything hits the right beat, but simply to see the boys in action again was enough to make me smile and laugh out loud, and once again, isn't that what movies are supposed to do? Its supposed to entertain us.