Review - The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)

        Hey guys, Chuck here. Well, last year on St. Patrick's Day, I took a look at The Boondock Saints, a movie about two Irish brothers who carry out vigilante justice against members of both the Russian mob and the Italian Mafia in the city of Boston. The film, directed by Troy Duffy, became a cult classic, which prompted Duffy to begin work on a sequel, which would release ten years after the first film. This is The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. 

        So, it's been a number of years since brothers Connor and Murphy McManus, along with their father Noah, killed mafia boss Papa Joe Yakavetta in a crowded courtroom. The McManus family, dubbed by the press as The Saints, disappeared from Boston without a trace, and would spend the next several years working a sheep farm in Ireland. Unfortunately, an unknown gunman kills a Boston priest inside of a church, staging the murder to look like it was done by the brothers. Once word reaches them, the brothers trim their hair and beards, wash up, and head to a boat to take them back to Boston. In the boat, the brothers befriend a Latino fighter named Romeo, who joins the brothers in their bid to get even with whomever framed them.

         Meanwhile, the three Boston cops, Dolly, Duffy, and Greenly, are all set to meet with the new FBI agent joining them on the case, Eunice Bloom. Bloom was an apprentice to Paul Smecker, and knows all about the brothers and their actions during the original movie. Casing the crime scene at the church, Bloom reveals that it was a single shooter staging the crime to look like it was the brothers. She also believes that mafia boss Concezio Yakavetta may be behind the mystery assailant. It turns out that Bloom is right, as Concezio reveals to his followers that he wants to get back at the Saints for what happened to his father Papa Joe in the courthouse all those years ago. So, do the brothers and Romeo succeed in bringing down Concezio? Do they find the mystery assailant? Do Bloom and the three cops locate the brothers? You'll just have to watch the movie to find out.

        The Boondock Saints II isn't as good as the first film, to be sure, but it does have a lot of memorable moments. For instance, we actually see how the brothers see themselves carrying out a job, and seeing how the brothers imagine themselves is admittedly pretty funny. A lot of the new cast members, like Clifton Collins Jr, Julie Benz, Judd Nelson, and Peter Fonda are all terrific, and of course it's great to see both Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as the McManus brothers again, along with Billy Connolly as the brothers' father Noah. Definitely more of a must-watch for fans of the original, I give The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day a rating of 4/5. This is Chuck signing off. See you guys next time. 

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