The Boondock Saints is a crime film about two lovable brothers who start killing mob guys because they think God told them to. While this concept might supply an okay Blues Brother ripoff, it makes for a horrible Pulp Fiction ripoff.
The film plays like director Troy Duffy fell in love with Pulp Fiction without actually understanding any of it. The idea of a criminal obeying a higher calling is instantly reminiscent of Pulp Fiction's Jules Winnfield. But while Jules Winnfield uses his religious epiphany to finally quit a life of crime, the Boondock Saints brothers use it to shoot the hell out of everyone they come across in loving slow motion.
The film also wastes performances by both Billy Connolly and Willem Dafoe, and Quentin Tarantino would never do that.
