Charlestown, A Place Where Robbers Are Born

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2010)

THE TOWN (2010) is finally a film worthy of Ben Affleck's talents as screenwriter, actor, and director. The script is smart, the directing is seamless, and the acting is superb.
We go into the movie wondering who we will root for - the "bad" guys or the "cops." This a tenuous position -- to want the bad guys to escape can backfire on a film. This time, we genuinely side with at least Affleck's character. We want him to change his life, and move beyond the damage that Charlestown has inflicted upon him and his friends.
Blake Lively, Chris Cooper, and Jon Hamm deliver spot-on performances as does Pete Postelwaite as the most villainous villain one can imagine.
All in all, this is a very entertaining though not particularly thought-provoking movie.