The Town

Ben Affleck knows Boston, which is the best thing about this crime drama about thieves desperately evading the FBI.  The Town is a well made, satisfying Hollywood action thriller, but nothing more.  The movie really had me hooked through the second act with the world of Irish professional criminals in Charleston, Mass.  But the end of the movie wraps up everything way too neatly.

Ben Affleck the actor, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, and The Hurt Locker‘s Jeremy Renner are all good.  Chris Cooper is excellent in a five-minute scene.

Ben Affleck proved in Gone Baby Gone that he can be a fine director, and hopefully he will reach that standard again.

The Town

The trailer for The Town has just been released:

Ben Affleck proved in Gone Baby Gone that he is a fine director.  Now, in The Town,  he brings us another Boston crime drama about thieves desperately evading the FBI.  Stars Affleck, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper and The Hurt Locker‘s Jeremy Renner.  Releases September 17.

Updated Movies I'm Looking Forward To

I’ve updated Movies I’m Looking Forward To with Kisses, Dinner for Schmucks, Cairo Time, and The Town.

Kisses is a promising Irish indie about two surburban tweens who run away to Dublin for a very scary night. Stephen Rea appears as a Bob Dylan impersonator.   Kisses releases more widely on August 6.

Ben Affleck proved in Gone Baby Gone that he is a fine director.  Now, in The Town,  he brings us another Boston crime drama about thieves desperately evading the FBI.  Stars Affleck, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper and The Hurt Locker‘s Jeremy Renner.  Releases September 17.

Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner in The Town