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Director: Ben Affleck
(2010)
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The town is a crime thriller from surprisingly good actor
turned director Ben Affleck. After a bank heist, Doug MacRay (Affleck) becomes
intimate with one of the hostages (Rebecca Hall) and develops feelings for her.
Hall and Affleck’s relationship is a solid and well developed one, complete
with good dialogue and genuine emotion. Career bests from them both.
Opposite this love story arc are the heists themselves,
complete with satisfying shootouts and car chases. Despite getting the balance
between these 2 arcs correct, the final 20 minutes are limp in terms of narrative;
it slumps under its own weight and fails to be consistent with the rest of the
film. Aside from its poor ending, the town is a well constructed, enjoyable
film. In terms of Acting, directing, cinematography, script and action, the
town is a success, but it’s nothing above remarkable.
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