Dear Troy Duffy,
So this is how you try to revive your career — by directing a sequel to the movie that alienated you from all of Hollywood?!
We understand that the original "Boondock Saints" (1999), while it didn't do too well when it first came out, eventually became a cult hit on DVD, and young male audiences always love a good shoot-em-up action movie. But could you have at least made "The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day" (2009) good? It clocked in at a meager 23 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and made a paltry $500,000 in its first weekend in theaters.
Back in the late ‘90s, when you wrote the original film, Hollywood pegged you as the Next Big Thing. As a bartender/bouncer-turned-super-director, you even inspired a documentary about yourself, "Overnight" (2003). But for a newbie, you were incredibly difficult to work with, and Miramax pulled out of its deal to finance the film — yes, you were so bad that the Weinsteins, some of the most difficult people in Hollywood, didn't want to work with you.
So Troy, maybe you should have considered this sequel a little more carefully. Audiences weren't necessarily clamoring to see this film, but they probably would have come out if it was even halfway decent. This could have been your chance to show Hollywood you're actually a good guy and a good director. Unfortunately, though, it looks like no opinions will be changed, and it will probably be a while until you get another shot at directing.
In any event, we wish you well and good luck with the bartending.
Cheers,
The Daily Arts Department
