Movie #329 ......................."The Town"

Movie #329 "The Town" --- ironically, I saw two movies today, and loved the script of "Social Network" and disliked this one a lot! It seemed same old, same old. We've seen this story before ---- and it doesn't hang well ---- it obviously is interested in the backstory of the characters, but more than half way through, the script feels the need to tell us why these two guys are good friends -----why wasn't it told us earlier? No, it needed to be told at a more obvious time. but why? and if these characters love their city so much, why do they choose to leave at the drop of the hat? And the cops come across bumbling, John Hamm has this "surfer dude" kind of look about him (how does he get anything done?) throughout the film, and the town itself comes across in a bad light --- which wasn't the intent of the director, so says a disclaimer at the end of the film. But I felt like saying: no matter what your intent was, you failed at that because I wouldn't want to live in this place at all! Anyway, I did enjoy Ben Affleck's performance --- but I couldn't help thinking he was doing an imitation of his brother Casey. And the girl, Claire, the banker, from Vicky Christina Barcelona film, was very believable. There were a couple of moments that really worked, and it was mostly due to the acting --------not the script. Too much violence and use of the F word for every adjective for me!






Average rating: 4.055
I gave it 3 stars
The Town
(2010) R
Career bank robber Doug (Ben Affleck) and his volatile partner, Jim (Jeremy Renner), hit a roadblock when Doug falls for bank manager Claire (Rebecca Hall), whom he kidnapped during their last heist. Worse, an FBI agent (Jon Hamm) is now trailing the thieves around their Charlestown, Mass., territory. Affleck directs and co-writes this smart, intricate actioner that co-stars Blake Lively as Krista, Jim's sister and Doug's troubled former flame.

Genre:Crime Thrillers, Heist Films, Dramas Based on Bestsellers
This movie is:Suspenseful, Gritty, Exciting