Ben Affleck is aims good with The Town

Rating: Null/10 (23 February 2012)

I was amazed Ben Affleck directed the whole thing including writing. The outcome is absolutely great, simple as that. It has a very good plot which develops intensely and drags you into the story. It is not rushed and it gave me a sense of "Heat" (with Robert Deniro and Al Pacino), because the story is about bank robbers. Realistic action, cruel at times, all that is well contrasted by the tendency of the main characters - Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) and Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) to live a normal live.
This is the first movie when Ben Affleck is playing a very mature and serious star role, not his usual "whining" style. I really hope he will continue to make more movies.
Jeremy Renner has perfectly caught the "bad boy" aggressive and offensive attitude, and what's interesting is that at the beginning he is put in a negative light, while at the end you come to sympathize him.
Overall a 9 for The Town has well worth it and I definitely recommend it.