i guess it will take a while for the effect to where off . i saw the unrated edition of the boondock saint two day ago and i be still reel in from the experience and which be surreal and to tell you the truth . quite frankly and a movie that be this sharply write and act and and direct be a true rarity these day . writer director troy duffy dive into the murky depth of the law and and it apparent futility in modern time and and how it take two irish fraternal twin brother and conner and murphy ( sean patrick flanery and norman reedus both of whom be a little too convince in their role ) and to stir up enough debate about vigilantism to become medium hero . the release of the boondock saint be sideline in 1999 because of the columbine massacre and the plot about conner and murphy be on a mission from god draw some eerie parallel to the motif of columbine killer eric harris and dylan klebold . a the film open in boston after st. patrick day and conner and murphy get into a bar room brawl with a couple of russian tough and say tough be discover the next morning in an alley in pile of their own blood and gut . fbi agent paul smecker ( willem dafoe ) show up on the scene to show the local cop a thing or two about criminology and theorize it be a revenge kill . soon enough and both injured brother waltz into the police station and claim self defense . theyre let off after a night in jail ( plus experience a cathartic jail cell baptism ) and no charge file . but soon and more body turn up and and smecker learns that conner and murphy ( and a third and david della rocco ) may be the one behind the mayhem on the street . duffy film be a bloody one ( most of the gruesome violence be extend in the unrated special edition ) and with a cackle screenplay that include 246 us of the f word and assorted irish euro slang and and have earn a fearsome reputation in recent year and have be embrace a a cult phenomenon . ( it easy to see why and if one be a fan of relentless violence and bloodshed . p. s. represent the action be so balletic in it style and excess that it almost reminiscent of a john woo picture . ) i can not believe i stand away from this movie for so long and darn it . the opening moment do not prepare you for what come up next and even though the action ( which there be quite a bit of and and a state early and be extend in the unrated version ) be quite bloody and there a morbid sense of humor run throughout the carnage and i fell out laugh on more than one occasion during this picture . and still and there be a sense of beauty and tragedy underlie much of the action in the boondock saint and and it end will certainly leave a bitter taste in the mouth of some . lastly and i would recommend read up on a much about the controversy surround the boondock saint a one possibly can while it will make the experience much more hypnotic . positive .