No, this is not a new release. It's not an old movie either. Made in 2000, "The Boondock Saints" is a violent film, and it's eerily similar to "Frailty", or shall I say that "Frailty" is eerily similar to "The Boondock Saints".

      The movie is about to Irish brothers-- twin brothers (Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus) who, after getting their lives threatened, go all out on the local Russian crime syndicate...and a few others, including a porn star. Played by Ron Jeremy. Big stretch there. So, these two brothers go around killing people they perceive are "bad": Murderers, rapists, thieves, professional killers, mafia bosses and underbosses, and drug dealers. But here's the kicker: they're doing it in God's name.  And in that way this movie is very similar to "Frailty" but there's also little things from Kubrick's "The Killing" and Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", one scene is pretty blatant ripoff. Think accidental firing.

      But the best thing about this film is the fractured structure of it (the worst: the opening credits, but I'll get to that later). Which again, is a style that was made famous by "Pulp Fiction", but here, it's taken to new extremes. For example, we see the brothers planning their hits, then we see the FBI agent (Dafoe) and the local PD on the scene after the killings, then we see the brothers do their deeds. In some instances we see Dafoe examining the murder scene while the brothers are in the process of killing! Very cool.

      As the brothers go about their vigilante justice system, the media catches wind of this and hypes them up. Pretty much everyone in the film (joe blow on the street) actually believes that they are doing good, and the rest probably do, but don't admit to it.

      Now on to the opening credits. Something just seemed odd. The whole opening felt like a trailer. Trust me, it wasn't the trailer. I did see the opening like that. Pretty weird, but just a small detail. But that is just one bad thing in a film of many great things. The score and action choreography (very John Woo!) are top notch! I really really recommend this, that is, if you can find it. It wasn't at my Blockbuster, it wasn't at my Best Buy, but hey, IT IS at Amazon.com, so you have no excuses. (and when you do, click to it via us, thanks!) This is a must for film buffs...and casual movie lovers should enjoy it too. I can't wait to see Troy Duffy's follow-up to this.