Fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of the evil men operating there while being tracked down by an FBI agent.
Director: Troy Duffy
Writer: Troy Duffy
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves
in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and
start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the
detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to
catching the Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing
the right thing
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Very
intelligent action movie, about two Irish brothers who kill 'sinners'
to punish them. The movie is a bit different from the typical action
movie, as it doesn't have car-chases or explosions. The action consists
of stylish shooting sprees. It also has a fairly original idea that is
utilized in nearly every action scene in the movie, and that should be
used more often in action films; first you see the aftermath, the
crime-scene, the police investigating, counting bodies, etc. After/as
the police come up with theories to the crime, we see the actual scene,
of the brothers punishing criminals. It's a different kind of vigilante
movie. It's particularly gory and bloody, but this just makes it all the
more realistic. In real life, there is a significant amount of blood
when someone is shot in the head. The movie has some Christian subtexts,
I think I've heard about five major theories about the whole movie's
meaning. This shows, in my opinion, that there was obviously a lot of
thought put into the movie. I'd recommend it to anyone who can stand the
gore, even if they aren't Christians. 10/10
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