Two hours of very entertaining cinema

Rating: 8/10 (28 September 2010)

The Town does not disappoint. I live in Boston so I watched it with a very critical eye. Charlestown is as different from Boston as the Bronx and Queens are to NYC. For the most part, everything seemed authentic to me. This film has it all. A good story,great action sequences and for the most part, the Boston accent is not murdered. I generally cringe when I hear the accent in the movies as it is never correct and always over the top. The robberies and car chases are expertly filmed, but it is the relationships of the characters that truly mesmerize. Ben Affleck does a great job of not only acting, but directing this very enjoyable film. As a matter of fact, every actor in the film did a great job of making their character believable. Ben Affleck is a fine director, no doubt about it after viewing this film.