Film: The Boondock Saints (1999)
Director: Troy DuffyLength of film: 110 minutes
Today i will be going over "The Boondock Saints," directed by Troy Duffy. There is a particular scene that intrigues me as the viewer, the scene i'm talking about is when the brothers break into the Russian mob's condo. In this particular scene, the brothers are hanging upside down from tangled ropes and they are shooting the gangsters.
The way the shots were put together was on point and seamless. Duffy went back and forth with the vent shots and the mob boss shots. I like this because it doesn't just show the brothers getting into the vent and going through the whole system, other wise this will be boring to watch. Duffy switch from shot to shot to show the audience what is next to come for the brothers if they manage to break into the mob boss's condo. Also by doing this, Duffy is shaving off the time it takes for the brothers to get into the vent and this moves things along for the movie. The best part is when the brothers actually break into the condo and they start shooting while they spin in circles on the dangling rope. Duffy then cuts to the brothers view and the camera is panning to show all the gangsters getting shot. The composition and the lighting are on point as well. Everything seems lighted fine and nothing was underexposed or overexposed. Even in the vent the lighting was good because we can clearly see the brothers faces and emotions. The cuts and editing were great because not one scene was a jump cut. Everything moved smooth and i never lost my attention from the film. This will always be a classic film for me to watch and the best thing about the film is, the sequel is finally coming out this October 2009. After a 10 year hiatus, Troy Duffy finally comes back out with the sequel, "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day."
Here is the clip to corroborate with my analysis.
Have a good one guys.
-Ling
