User reviews Review. Top review. Great unusual action film. 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.
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. FAQ 8. Is Paul Smecker gay?
What are the differences between the R-Rated cut and Unrated version of the movie? What is written on the brothers' hands? Details Edit. Release date January 21, Canada. United States Canada. MySpace Official Fansite. English Spanish Papiamento Russian Latin. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 48 minutes. Color Black and White. Related news. Nov 2 Slash Film. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
Top Gap. See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. Hollywood Icons, Then and Now. See the gallery. Watch the video. Patrick's Day with friends, the two get into a bar brawl with three Russian mobsters, who receive a sound beating.
The morning after, two of the Russians seek revenge on Connor and Murphy, who kill their attackers in self-defense. FBI Special Agent Paul Smecker is assigned to the case and surmises that the death of the Russians was not a professional hit, but probable self-defense.
The brothers decide to clear their names and arrive at the police station, where they find that the police and local news reporters see them as heroes. To avoid press attention the brothers decide to spend the night in a holding cell, where they receive an apparent vision from God telling them to hunt down wicked men so that the innocent will flourish.
Connor and Murphy resolve to rid Boston of "evil men", with their friend and former mob errand boy Rocco eventually joining them to help. They recite their family prayer and kill him with two gunshots to the back of the head — the bullets cross and go out his eyes. They place coins on the eyes of all nine bodies, as if to pay the toll to cross the river Styx.
After hunting down Vincenzo Lapazzi , underboss of the Yakavetta crime family, the three vigilantes undertake a series of increasingly violent missions, cleansing the city of the most vicious criminals.
In response to this threat, Guiseppe "Papa Joe" Yakavetta contracts the feared hitman, Il Duce to deal with the vigilantes. After killing a criminal at his house, the three men are ambushed by Il Duce. Although they manage to chase Il Duce away, the three men suffer from wounds, one which Rocco loses part of his finger.
Hours later as the police conduct an investigation on the spot of where the firefight took place, Smecker finds the part of the finger that Rocco lost.
Smecker decides to do an independent investigation to see who was behind the gun battle, and is able to track the evidence down to Rocco and his two allies. This puts Smecker in a difficult position as he decides on whether he should go on and prosecute the three men, or if he should help them in their cause. After receiving advice from a reluctant priest, Smecker decides to help the three men.
Later the brothers and Rocco infiltrate the Yakavetta headquarters to finish off the family. They are captured, and Rocco is shot and killed by Papa Joe. The brothers escape from their chains, and as they say their family prayer over Rocco, Il Duce enters the room, unseen as their backs are to him. As he recites the family prayer with them, it becomes clear that Il Duce is the brothers' father.
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