If there's anything that Ben Affleck knows...

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2012)

It would be writing/directing/producing movies that have to do with Boston and people who people in the Southie accent. Between The Town, Gone Baby Gone and Good Will Hunting you'd have to say it's safe to say he can relate to the type of characters in these movies. As the #2 lead Jeremy Renner is absolutely on his game as Jem his #2 guy in their crew. Blake Lively is very good in a far different type of character then you're used to seeing her in. Rebecca Hal, Jon Hamm, Chris Cooper and Pete Postlethwiate also very good in their respective roles.
Everything seems real about this movie whether it's the grittiness of the area they live in, the action choreography being spot on and just the overall characterization of the characters.