The film The Boondock Saints tells a story about two irishmen that take a stand on the Russian mobs in Boston and decide to fight back. Detective Paul Smecker, played by Willem Dafoe, decides to hunt down these two guys, but realize that they are doing a better job of "cleaning up the streets" than he is.
Smecker arrives at every crime scene, almost perfectly describing the actions taken by the irishmen, while the two men hunt other mobsters.
The movie introduces questions on certain issues, especially the question of morality, which can only be answered by the viewer. These questions include: is it alright if these guys are killing murderers, rapists, and other sorts of criminals? Should they be charged for murder themselves? Is it right for these two guys to play God, and decide who lives and who doesn't?
According to critic Kevin Carr, "The real magic of “The Boondock Saints” is that it taps into everyone’s secret desire for vigilantism. Who hasn’t thought of how great it would be to just mow down gangsters in a rain of machine gun bullets? Can anyone really grieve the death of murderers? "
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