Fresh
Affleck, often underrated as an actor, fits effortlessly into this milieu.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
The Town
Welcome to the bank robbery capital of America.
2010 · 2h 5m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ben Affleck
Overview
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Feels all but indistinguishable from the thousands of similar films that have blazed a trail before it.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh
As a director, Affleck now has two home runs in two at-bats. This is one of the best movies of the year.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
An autopsy for The Town would list multiple causes of death.
Dana Stevens, Slate
Fresh
Affleck's direction is clipped when the plot requires, but he lingers on character-driven scenes (at a garden, a restaurant, a corner) in no apparent rush. Why hurry, after all? He's arrived.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
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