The Town

This is the new movie starring Ben Affleck that
opened today. One of the opening lines across the
screen read: More bank robbers and armored car
hold-up robbers come from one town.. the Boston
suburb of Charlestown. Anyone from this village is
called 'a townie.' Affleck is the leader of a four-man
group that specializes in holding up banks and armored
cars. After one such bank job, Affleck falls for the
female bank president, played by Rebecca Hall. Affleck,
who also directed this movie, plays the part of a
ruthless bank robber, BUT has never killed anyone. The
FBI is hot on the gang's trail and is led by a local field
agent, played by Jon Hamm, a golden-globe winner from
the TV series Mad Men. Affleck's character, Doug MacRay,
was deserted by his mother as a child, and his father,
played by veteran actor Chris Cooper, is currently in
prison. Doug MacRay was forced to move in with another
Irish family. The son in this family is MacRay's lifelong friend
and a fellow gang member. He is played by Jeremy Renner,
and I thought he stole the show with his bully ways. He
had served nine years in the joint and makes it known he is
not going back. The film is a loose adaptation of the book,
'Prince of Thieves' by Chuck Hogan. The Town is rated 'R'
for violence and language. Affleck is to be acknowledged for
such a good directorial debut, and Leonard Maltin of Entertainment
Tonight calls 'The Town' one of the best films of the year... I agree.