I'd disagree with most people about this being a 'Heist' movie

Rating: 6/10 (3 October 2010)

Its a nice drama thriller - sure..but lets not get carried away and compare it to the Italian Job or Snatch or Ocean's 11 .. Its a well done drama thriller that I'd recommend but the way its being marketed as a Heist film left me feeling a little lukewarm after I left the theatre. There is none of that tension or excitement one gets when you are watching a carefully planned, brilliantly thought Heist ... or the suspense, drama and intrigue behind a Heist being executed ...infact that is not the focus of the movie at all. This is more about Ben Afleck and his mates and the obvious love story angle.
Enough said .... go and watch it ... if you liked Gone Baby Gone , you will like this one too ... but please - let us not compare this to the great Heist films !