The Town

Saw this last week, have to say another good film. I admit I liked the look of it from the trailer, and my anticipation was quite high.

So what's it about? As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.

Cast: Ben Affleck - 'Doug MacRay', Rebecca Hall - 'Claire Keesey', Jon Hamm - 'FBI Adam Frawley' and Jeremy Renner - 'James Coughlin'

Written by: Peter Craig and Ben Affleck

Soundtrack by: David Buckley and Herry Gregson-Williams

Directed by: Ben Affleck

What I liked? Renner, Hall and Hamm. The action and the overall story.

What I didn't like? Affleck acting!

Summary: This was a good heist thriller, well written and directed, with a few good performances. Affleck being the weakest actor here, he wasn't dreadful I just think an actor with a bigger emotional range would have been better! He dowsn't ruin the film though, and in the end it was a good entertaining 2 hours. The action sequences in the middle and the end are superb, really well put together. But this isn't about the action and possible the problem for me is I didn't really connect with Affleck, maybe because of his acting. I wasn't sure if I wanted them and that's the rest of the gang to get caught or escape. I guess I wanted Affleck to escape and Renner who was the nutcase to get burned!

The soundtrack was very good, along with the direction, maybe Affleck should stay on the rear side of a camera!

Overall: An extremely good movie (8/10)