Ok, so it's been awhile since I posted a movie review, and with good reason! A lot of life changing events have occurred, one of which was the indexing of my blog on Google, hooray! The other means that these reviews also are coming from the perspective of a dad...yep, your humble reviewer is now a dad.
Anyway...we recently watched the Ben Affleck movie, The Town. See the trailer below:
So, this film stars Affleck, was co-written by Affleck, and was directed by Affleck. Overall he did quite well. Affleck appears to be at his best when he is basing a movie around the Boston/Harvard culture, which this movie is chocked full of. The movie feels familiar because several of the plot devices have been done before. Tragic hero at a crossroads in his life, he's made mistakes, but he is likeable, smart, and on the cusp of turning his life around.
Affleck plays a bank robber that has been highly successful at his job. He works in a four man crew, with Jeremy Renner as his sidekick. From the wrong side of the tracks in a suburban town, Affleck falls in love after doing a successful job. The woman that works in the bank becomes Affleck's love interest, and the stage is set. FBI comes in to investigate and we have all the pieces in motion. Overall you'll feel like you've been here before, but that's not bad, it's warm and cozy in this film. The chase scenes are nice, and the images created during the nun bank robbing scene are very memorable. Playing off of Bean town stereotypes and themes and plot devices you've seen before, you'll feel right at home. Good movie, not really mind blowing, but entertaining. A solid film that is well made and well acted.
Verdict: a winner, and worth a rental.
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