"The Town" Film Review
U.S. Bank (Robbers) 3 Stars As featured in: The Ithacan Loss, disappointment and dissatisfaction hang heavy over Ben Affleck’s second film “The Town,” an action-drama set in the bank robbery capital of America. A cast featuring Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Jeremy Renner fill this film with solid performances. While heist movies like Stephen Soderberg’s “Ocean’s Eleven” feature no realistic consequences for the characters in those film, life changing situations await Ben Affleck and Co. in this emotionally charged picture. Heist movies seem to center around a criminal committing to one last job before retiring and living a fairy tale life. “The Town” takes this tired premise and tweaks it just a bit, injecting equal parts heart-wrenching drama and high-octane action. Ben Affleck stars as Doug MacRay, a leader of a tight crew that is among the best bank robbers in Boston. In the opening scene MacRay and his partner Jem Coughlin (Jeremy Renner) snatch a pretty bank manager for rans...