Definitely Watch the Director's Cut

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2012)

I just wanted to say that on its own, the theatrical cut is a pretty damn awesome movie. Watching the extended cut is 10X even better. Simply put you get to see even more of the fascinating characters. Jon Hamm, while definitely playing the asshole, does quite nicely Rebecca Hall and Blake Lively are pretty awesome, the two creating a nice foil. And Peter Postlethwaite, rest his soul, is awesome in it. Jeremy Renner will go down in history as one of cinema's greatest bad-asses, that's for sure. And Ben Affleck, what can be said of Affleck? He not only starred in this, but co-wrote the screenplay and directed it. An aspiring Clint Eastwood figure? While films such as this are a great start, he has a long way to go before creating such a legacy, and he I hope he continues to make more great movies.
Regardless, this crime thriller is definitely a masterpiece. Its heart-pounding action is backed up with an excellent plot and bold characters. Credit is also due to the original source material, Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves" (the author who has gone onto write the Strain trilogy with Guillermo del Toro). The score was also pretty great, by Harry Gregson-Willaims and David Buckley.
Sure to become a classic.