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cliché-ridden.
One major mistake: the FBI guy. Since when don't they shave every day? Sorry, but two day stubble ain't an option; these guys are Marine-clean.
Second, a bank manager in Boston falling for a construction guy? She, in other words, has no female support group? A guy who never lets her meet his friends or family--- not even a cousin (he would have had many brothers and sisters, too....).
And a soft guy as he was portrayed wouldn't have been a professional robber: sentimentality ain't in their repertoire. Any of them would blow away someone who got between them and freedom.
"Heat" set the standard for this kind of film. It's unfair to compare it to "Heat," I know, but this one seemed to have pretensions.
Barely entertaining because of its miserably failed attempt to be more.
And it also suffered from a chase scene that did nothing but plow the old ground, only leaving aside the vegetable cart.
Ben, stay on the other side of the camera, please!
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As in, "a prince of a man."
P.A.
this movie. It's satisfying grown-up piece of pop. I give Affleck credit for improvement, especially as a director. I still think his brother is the more talented actor.
Heat is mentioned. I'll add Thief, an earlier effort of the same ilk from Michael Mann that I like as well.
j
***"Heat" set the standard for this kind of film.
Bummer... I consider Heat to be much below average Hollywood semi-drek... what to do now?
I suspect that The Town will be a heavily favored Oscar contender next year, probably in several categories, including Best Direction. Of course, it's early and who knows where the Academy will end up after the holidays, but that's my prediction.The premise that a young woman living in a rough neighborhood (Claire Keeley, played by Rebecca Hall) is also a bank manager does stretch credulity a bit, but her involvement with Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) seemed natural and entirely plausible given his apparent sincerity and compassion. Keep in mind that Claire was vulnerable from having been recently blindfolded and kidnapped by the bandits and Doug knew exactly how to approach her and what to say to gain her trust.
Also, Claire seemed pretty much a loner by nature, and her position as bank manager was fairly recent, so her having any long term ties to the community and established female/family support group isn't a prerequisite for believability, IMO.
Doug MacRay wasn't supposed to be the tough guy, just savvy and bitter. He was the brains of the outfit, a smart street-wise kid who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks with a short fuse that gets him into trouble; not a greedy, self-centered opportunist and killer.
I chalk the stubbled FBI guy up to working on a high profile case in Boston and not having much sleep. I'll grant you the fact that stubble isn't FBI approved, but it seems a minor issue given the intensity of their work environment and the long hours trying to break this case.
As for the stunningly filmed action sequences, old ground or not they were well paced and brilliantly executed.
I would give Ben Affleck's "The Town" 4 1/2 to 5 stars on a 5 star scale; highly recommended!
AuPh
Edits: 09/30/10
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Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
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OK, I'll add a few additional thoughts, but you said pretty much everything on my mind while recommending the film.
AuPh
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