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- THE TOWN is filled with brilliant, affecting performances, unpredictable plotting, emotionally powerful motivations, and richly drawn, complex characters. It is an entertaining, if not Oscar-worthy, night at the movies. However, it is spoiled by much foul language, very strong violence, some sexual content, brief nudity, and depicted drug use.
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Sep 15, 2010 · In "The Town," Ben Affleck plays Doug MacRay, the next generation of a bank-robbing family in the Boston area of Charlestown. This square mile, we're told, contains more thieves and bank robbers than anyplace else in the country. It's a family trade, like cobbling or the law.
Tense, smartly written, and wonderfully cast, The Town proves that Ben Affleck has rediscovered his muse -- and that he's a director to be reckoned with. Read critic reviews
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Sep 17, 2010 · The Town: Directed by Ben Affleck. With Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner. A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold an assistant manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
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User Reviews. Four friends Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck), James Coughlin (Jeremy Renner), Albert Magloan (Slaine) and Desmond Elden (Owen Burke) are robbers working the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. In their latest job, they take the bank manager Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall) hostage and then let her go.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Town has an approval rating of 92% based on 238 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Tense, smartly written, and wonderfully cast, The Town proves that Ben Affleck has rediscovered his muse —and that he's a director to be reckoned with."
The Town Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson. While it's not as epic and well-acted as "Heat" and nowhere near as...
Sep 17, 2010 · By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic. Sept. 17, 2010 12 AM PT. Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall, the hedgehog and the fox, combine forces to excellent effect in “The Town,” a fast-paced,...
