Ben Affleck and Boston.
While the pair has teamed up for movies several times, "The Town" is a more violent and crime-ridden version of their past works.
The movie centers around a group of childhood friends in Charlestown, an area of Boston with more bank robberies than any other part of the United States. It is sid in the beginning that a career in bank robbing is like a trade, passed down from father to son. Affleck and friends are expert robbers, and the first scene of the movie shows a successful robbery.
Since the group is so enraptured in their trade, there is no way out or other career option. Affleck is torn between his desire to quit, the secrets hidden from his new love, and the inescapable hole that he is stuck in.
The conflict of the movie comes from the constant search by an FBI officer played by Jon Hamm. Hamm's sole purpose is to catch the group of thieves in the act and to prevent future violence. This was an excellent performance in which the handsome Hamm appeared noble, forceful, and still human.
This movie was a fascinating look into bank robbing and Boston. Though it came out months ago, it is worth watching while still in theatres.
This film left me feeling both like robbing a bank and like I was going to get shot.
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