The Town (2010)

Thanks to AmazonOnDemand running a special, I got to rent this baby for a mere $1 last night! I admit, movies like this sometimes just don't do it for me. I really liked Ben Afflecks directorial debut "Gone Baby Gone" but ordinarily, bank robber movies don't keep my interest for very long. This was an exception. At first, I wasn't loving it. It was dark and gloomy, and another one of the many movies lately where I am clearly supposed to be sort of rooting for the sympathetic bad guy. Jeremy Renner gives another great performance as one of the bank robbers with a very short fuse. I have added him to my list of actors not to miss. He gives a pretty raw and believable performance here, as he did in The Hurt Locker last year. Ben Affleck, a longtime favorite of mine, was top of his game here. I found myself really feeling for his character as he went through a range of emotions after falling for the bank manager from the bank they robbed in the opening scene. I don't know much about Jon Hamm except his guest starring role on 30 Rock, as I have yet to watch Mad Men though everyone tells me I would like it! He was good as an FBI agent hot on the trail of these guys, but I wasn't in love with his character. I liked this movie, but I always feel guilty after watching a movie like this, when I end up wanting the bad guys to get away instead of get whats coming to them. All in all, a good flick, glad I took the time to watch it, and a little sorry I didn't catch it on the big screen!

Here is a link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0840361/