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The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, the duo return to Boston to bring justice to those responsible.

People who have seen and love the original Boondock Saints will be a little more critical towards All Saints Day and I am one of those people. All Saints Day starts off very slow and after the first 20 minutes I was not liking it at all, but stuck with it and the movie got considerably better as the story went on. My biggest complaint with the movie was the character “Romeo” who tries to replace Rocko as the saints assistant. He tries way too hard to be like Rocko and overdoes most of the jokes making the movie seem really corny. Rocko was a great character and isn’t easily replaced, but his brief cameo was appreciated. Along with Romeo, some of the other characters tried too hard to fit in and it was very evident. Looking past that the film in itself isn’t too bad and the plot picks up where the first one left off and flows fairly well.

The best part of the film were the cameos from characters in the first film and without spoiling it there is a nice one towards the end. In fact as I watched the movie up until the end I started liking it more and more, so if you do watch it and aren’t liking it at first, keep going until it ends to get the full experience. I’m sure All Saints Day will disappoint a lot of fans of the first film, but if you don’t try to compare them and accept All Saints Day for what it is then it will be much more enjoyable.

Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day Trailer

My Rating: 7/10

An American law student in London. Knocked down by a black cab, she wakes with amnesia in a world that’s a million miles from home – Wonderland. We follow her adventures as she’s dragged through an underworld filled with twisted individuals and the lowest low-lifers, by the enigmatic cab driver, Whitey. She needs to find out who she is, where she’s from and use what wits she has left to get back home in one piece.

Malice in Wonderland brings an interesting twist to the Alice in Wonderland story. To avoid confusion, Malice in Wonderland is a much darker tale and as Alice delves through the world of Wonderland she will come across lots of drugs, pimps, prostitutes, gangsters and more. However amongst these characters you will find variations of many of the recognizable Alice in Wonderland characters such as White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Caterpillar, and so on. As the story progresses it feels pretty wild and at times it seems to go off on a tangent to interrupt the flow of them, but doesn’t go too far off to lose the viewer.

The visuals are fairly impressive and let the viewer see some of the craziness Alice is seeing. It also does a good job of mixing colors with darkness to reiterate the theme. The acting was decent and Maggie Grace made a pretty good Alice and I liked Danny Dyer as Whitey (AKA White Rabbit). Some of the characters such as the “Queen” of hearts were a little over the top. Overall Malice in Wonderland was entertaining and the added depth to Alice’s character helped it from being just a dark version of Alice in Wonderland.

Malice In Wonderland Trailer

My Rating: 7/10