A tale of four men -- thieves, rivals and friends -- being hunted through the streets of Charlestown by a tenacious FBI agent and a woman who might destroy them all.
Once again I was given the opportunity to catch a screening and tonight's feature is that of the upcoming robbery flick The Town (based on Chuck Hogan's book "Prince of Thieves: A Novel".) Now I know everyone does not really care too much for Ben Affleck as an actor, however in this case he somewhat redeemed himself.
Once again I was given the opportunity to catch a screening and tonight's feature is that of the upcoming robbery flick The Town (based on Chuck Hogan's book "Prince of Thieves: A Novel".) Now I know everyone does not really care too much for Ben Affleck as an actor, however in this case he somewhat redeemed himself.
Huge KUDOS goes to Affleck for his directing skills, he definitely put his foot in this one, so much that the movie is already receiving international attention (well deserved). "Welcome to the bank robbery capital of America. " The story does a good job tracing the exploits of 4 Irish bank robbers in Boston who symbolizes the criminal working class growing up in Charlestown. Although not considered an action film it does contain many action packed heist scenes especially, the last and robbery.
I must commend the movie on not trying to WOW the viewer with an alternative style of bank robbery. (Thank you!) It just gives it to you raw and edgy, and that just makes the movie even better! Had this been just focused on the idea of the bank robbery we would forget everything that surrounds and leads up to that. With an enticing plot this also brings attention to another huge factor in this film and that is of the acting. It is quite visible that everyone came with complete confidence to "play ball" in this one.
I must commend the movie on not trying to WOW the viewer with an alternative style of bank robbery. (Thank you!) It just gives it to you raw and edgy, and that just makes the movie even better! Had this been just focused on the idea of the bank robbery we would forget everything that surrounds and leads up to that. With an enticing plot this also brings attention to another huge factor in this film and that is of the acting. It is quite visible that everyone came with complete confidence to "play ball" in this one.
Mad Men's John Hamm plays the role of a hard-driving FBI agent who appears to have this case locked up but does he really? I loved the cat and mouse interaction between him, Doug MacRay (Affleck) and Claire (Rebecca Hall) an innocent yet trusting victim. Hamm just gives his 100% and it is clearly evident. He does an excellent job of playing the opposite of Affleck. And lest I not forget, Hall does an excellent job of portraying a woman (victim) who has to deal with hardships, her torment and anguish. I admired the fact that she was daring to do what she felt was right for her and not necessarily trying to please anyone else.
Now at a certain point the movie takes a dark turn, and the writing really begins to shine bright and the action begins to get bloodier! The film approaches its apex, while at the same time keeping you on the edge wondering what's the next move...who's going down?!
There is just something about this movie that gives off a smooth, flow, but with a hard interior. A good majority of this movie reads OSCAR (Screenplay, Writing, Director, Film). And everything about this movies reads "brutal & ripping". Without a shadow of doubt this is a great movie to see. The film definitely lives up to its hype, a feat that so few films have done, besides Avatar and Inception.
Rating: 3 out of 4 stars
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