Midweek Movie Review- The Town

I know what you’re thinking, “It’s not Wednesday. Why are we having the midweek movie review a day early?” Well, because we can! And don’t you think that sometimes Tuesday is as much of a hump day as Wednesday?

So, here we go. Welcome to The Town. 

Doug (played by Ben Affleck who coincidentally wrote the screenplay and directed this film) and his three best friends are a band of smooth operating bank robbers. Things are going well until they take bank manager Claire hostage but let her go unharmed. James, who can’t afford a third strike, worries about leaving a witness so Doug volunteers to “take care of it”. But when he meets her, it’s not that simple. I suppose no one told Doug that the number one rule of being a bank robber is do not fall in love with the one woman who can send you to prison. So Doug’s left to choose between his boys and his girl, his “family” and his future.

There are three, well maybe four, reasons I really liked The Town.

1-      Boston: Having traveled to Boston, it was fun to see some landmarks and familiar places. I don’t know about you but I love watching movies filmed in places I’ve been. It makes me feel like some sort of jet-setting world traveler.

2-      This conversation between Doug and James:

Doug: I need your help. I can't tell you what it is, you can never ask me about it later, and we're gonna hurt some people.

James: ...Whose car we takin'?

I think everyone needs one of these forever friends, you know, one of those people who has your back, who would go anywhere with you, no matter what. Not that I'd invite a forever friend to go with me to beat someone up, but somehow it makes me feel better to know that I could if I wanted to.

3-      The car chase. It was as good as the one in Vantage Point. Almost.

4-      Ben Affleck- talented actor, seasoned screenwriter, up-and-coming director, and exceptional wearer of t-shirts and shades. That Jennifer Garner is one lucky lady.

The Town would be a fun date night movie, guns (the semi-automatic kind), green, and greed for the guys; guns (the bicep kind), romance and a very sweet voice-over letter for the girls.

Check out The Town and when the armored truck runs into the souvenir shop outside the ball park, think of me. I bought a Red Sox shirt there. I love Boston.