Ben Affleck's The Town

Before we start talking about the film "The Town" let's go back to history a bit with its director Ben Affleck. I first saw him in Good Will Hunting, one of the best movies of 1997 which won 2 Oscars including Best in Screenplay for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Both of them starred in the film but I totally didn't care about Affleck, I remember me and my colleagues saying back then that Ben didn't do anything for the movie and that it was just Matt Damon who did all the works that's why they won the Oscar. I honestly never liked him, he is the worst and pathetic actor I've ever known in Hollywood. His past films like Gigli, Bounce and the douche-bag superhero Daredevil are just some of the worst films in history. Ten years after, Ben Affleck decided to come back and made a good name in Hollywood and that's through working behind the camera, as the front man Director. His first full directorial effort was "Gone Baby Gone" in 2007 which received positive reviews from critics and viewers and managed to get one nod in Oscar. Though I like the film Gone Baby Gone, I still didn't much appreciate him, thinking it was just a beginner's luck or something. Not until this year when the buzz came out that he is coming back to direct the Oscar nominated actor Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Chris Cooper and Blake Lively in the new film The Town. His second works as a director has received better reviews than his first and even managed to open as number one on its first week in North America. The film is also being considered as one of the contenders for Oscar Best Picture and Best Director. Want to know why? You can see it for yourself, but in the mean time you can go on reading my brief movie review below.

The title 'The Town' refers to Charlestown in Boston where crimes is just part of people day to day life (as emphasized in the beginning of the film). A group of friends headed by Doug(Affleck) and Jem (Renner) robbed a bank (while wearing masks) and took Claire (Rebecca Hall), the bank's manager as a hostage. They freed Claire eventually and the group moved on with their normal lives. When they found out that Claire was just living in the neighborhood, Doug started to check on her and fell for her. The two began an intimate relationship while Claire wasn't totally aware of what was going on. She had no idea that the man she was sleeping with was the same man that asked her to open the vault in the bank, the same man that took her as hostage. The movie goes on for more than two hours, but I'm telling you every scene is just so good as it showcases the talent of each actor which is so fit in to their characters. Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall and Blake Lively are the best performers in the film. Jon Hamm as an FBI agent did pretty good as well, though Ben Affleck did some good acting, he was outshone by his fellow actors. Filled with intense action and drama, The Town is just the one of the finest crime movies that has been adapted on screen. An Oscar worthy. And to Director Ben Affleck, what can I say? I think he just found his cup of tea and should really just stick with it.