"The Town" is a dramatic thriller about robbers and cops, friendship and betrayal, love and hope, and escaping a past that has no future. There are over 300 bank robberies in Boston every year. And most of the professionals live in a one-square-mile neighborhood called Charlestown. One of them is Doug MacRay, but he is n...ot cut from the same cloth as his fellow thieves. Unlike them, Doug had a chance at success, a chance to escape following in his father’s criminal footsteps. Instead, he became the leader of a crew of ruthless bank robbers, who pride themselves on taking what they want and getting out clean. The only family Doug has are his partners in crime, especially Jem, who, despite his dangerous, hair-trigger temper, is the closest thing Doug ever had to a brother. However, everything changed on the gang’s last job when Jem briefly took a hostage: bank manager Claire Keesey. When they discover Claire lives in Charlestown, Jem gets nervous and wants to check out what she might have seen. Knowing what Jem is capable of, Doug takes charge. He seeks out Claire, who has no idea that their encounter is not by chance or that this charming stranger is one of the men who terrorized her only days before. As his relationship with Claire deepens into a passionate romance, Doug wants out of this life and the town. But with the Feds closing in and Jem questioning his loyalty, Doug
realizes that getting out will not be easy and, worse, may put Claire in the line of fire. Any choices he once had have boiled down to one: betray his friends or lose the woman he loves. Directed by Ben Affleck "The Town" is a fast moving, hearth thumping film that will take you on a wild suspenseful, fantastically exciting ride. The robbers work with confident. They are brutal and work with masterful efficiency. And the same could be said of their director Ben Affleck’s keen eye for “face close ups” adding a feel to the movie filmgoers normally do not see in that genre of movies. Brilliant! I had a great time at the movies! On the Cookie Cutter scale of chocolate chip cookies "The Town" our of six "The Town" gets 41/2 chocolate chip cookies with lots of chocolate chunks! Go to the movies! It's Fun! Peace! Cookie