It always seems to happen. Directors see that a movie was a huge success, and they try to recreate that same magic with a sequel, or in the case of Shrek, a four-peat.
However good that first movie is, that sequel or subsequent parts of the series just never quite measure up. But every once in a while, movie magic is recreated and in the rarest of situations, exceeded. Troy Duffy has recaptured the illusive success of a sequel in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. The movie picks up the lives of the MacManus brothers, Connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus), 10 years after they brought the corrupt underworld of Boston to its knees. It begins by showing the MacManus brothers living a quiet life as shepherds in Ireland. A priest is murdered, however, and all evidence points to the brothers as the murderers. The community of Boston begins to suspect that the saints are not as pure as they make themselves appear. The brothers return from their exile in Ireland to remind the lowlives of Boston that this still is their city. Many familiar faces reprise their roles from the original Boondock Saints, including Billy Connolly as Il Duce. Bob Marley, Brian Mahoney and David Ferry return as the infamous detectives Greenly, Duffy and Dolly. What’s great about this movie is that director Duffy doesn’t try to make the audience believe the first movie just happened yesterday and portray 40-year-old actors as barely 30. There still are ridiculously graphic scenes for hardcore lovers of the original Saints. Yet the introduction of new characters and a more comedic screenplay allow for a more developed and grown-up version of the MacManus brothers. All Saints Day is 118 Minutes long and is set for release on DVD March 9.
For all the fans of the original Saints movie, I highly recommend that you see the continuation of the story and remember why you loved the original.
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