Why I Rated "The Town" a 9

Rating: 9/10 (5 July 2020)

Ben Affleck's Direction: an artful weaving of "hold your breath" action scenes fused with a sedate backstory for unveiling character development; Blake Lively's Performance: she exudes a gritty lust but her expressions hint at a desolate longing for something better in her life; Jeremy Renner's Energy: suggestive of a wound-up action figure with a machine gun appendage and hell-bent on destruction and death.