Boondock Saints I, II, The (Blu-Ray)

Boondock Saints 2000 R
Charismatic young stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy, who believe themselves ordained by God to rid the world of evil men. Their first killing is in self-defense; but after that, they start killing with devotion, gunning down a summit of the Russian mafia. Willem Dafoe plays a gay FBI agent (he listens to opera while examining crime scenes) who knows what the boys are doing but feels that their vigilante tactics are necessary. There's not much plot to The Boondock Saints--it's mostly a series of violent scenes in which the boys are partially ingenious and partially lucky. The movie seems to want to provoke debate about vigilantism, but the scenario is too implausible to stir any real controversy. The peculiar mix of earnestness and machismo will not appeal to everyone, but it's certainly unique and may acquire a cult following.

Boondock Saints Ii: All Saints Day 118 min. 2009 R
Brothers Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus) are trying to live a quiet life in Ireland until they receive word that a priest in Boston has been killed and the MacManus brothers are being framed for the murder. The brothers immediately head out to clear their names and find out who framed them for murder. Along the way back to Boston they meet Romeo (Clifton Collins Jr.), who quickly becomes a part of their team. Meanwhile, FBI agent Eunice Bloom (Julie Benz) investigates the crime scene and decides that the brothers indeed did not commit the crime. With the lines of revenge crossing every which way, will the MacManus brothers get the revenge they're seeking?