More Deserved Praise for The Saints
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This is one of those rare movies most everyone can get behind, and for good reason. It is a movie which exudes cool. Boondock Saints is one of the best popcorn movies of a post-Pulp Fiction era. Much like a Tarantino movie, you'll hear people talk about how cool this movie is and how awesome it is and how cool and awesome that one violent scene was. Which is all very well and good, but here's why you should see this movie, you aspiring auteur, you: it's really smart. You read that right, it is a smart action movie. It raises all sorts of questions on theology, morality and justice. You can really think your way through this one. Add great performances, some impressive shots, and a healthy dose of humor, and you have yourself a winner! Watch this one. You won't regret it.
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Saturday, May 24, 2008 3:43 AM
Ia all fairness, this movie is cool. But it's not smart at all. It waves all it's intelligence in the air like a kid with a new toy. It wears all it's emotions on it's sleeves and gives no leeway to reason. Yes, I was thinking through this one, but mainly how the filmmakers weren't. They were trying to make a point with an interesting idea, but instead glorified an ideal that is far from reachable. Honestly, I was getting worried that the filmmakers fell so much in love with the idea of the film, that they were going to go out and start killing people!