Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

The Boondock Saints (1999)

Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: Troy Duffy
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus
Time: 108 minutes

 


After beating two Russian mobsters to death in an altercation, Irish American fraternal twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus get an epiphany and decide to turn to vigilantism as a mean to rid their city, Boston, of the people doing wrong deeds. In their cavalcade, they are pursued by FBI Special Agent Paul Smecker.

In terms of action and thrills, The Boondock Saints is a fun film. There is a good dose of dark humor and you can see that the filmmaker, writer and director Troy Duffy, does not take himself too seriously here. The aim clearly seems to be entertainment. The main issue here is that plot-wise, it is a very thin offering. Nonetheless, I was entertained while it lasted.

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