Director - Ben Affleck
Genre - Crime/Drama/Thriller
If this is Ben Affleck's way of saying his 'Gone Baby Gone' wasn't just a fluke, he has proven his point without a doubt. What is worth mentioning here is that Affleck's skills and swagger as a director feels as if he has been doing it for as long as Clint Eastwood. And this is only Affleck's second picture! By playing the lead in this story about a gang of bank robbers who find their source of livelihood precariously compromised when their leader (Ben Affleck) makes a decision of the heart which affects everyone, Affleck has also given himself a golden opportunity to shine as an actor. While he didn't exactly make the cut here as a formidable actor, it is quite adequate given that this is a heist film, not heavy drama. Jeremy Renner is menacing as one of the robbers though and is half of the anchor alongside an always believable hall in grounding the film. We noticed Affleck has a knack for making action scenes look realistic and fresh. This is something that we appreciate very much as sometimes action scenes are shot with so much disregard for ingenuity we find it hard to watch on.
4 STARS!
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Comments
Thank you for your valuable opinion though Andrew. We hope to hear more from you on other movies we've reviewed.
He did his part very well too I'd say. I really was in heart with his character. And the girl form the bank who he got involved with (can't think of her name), I thought she was a compelling presence. The writers did a good job (did Afflek write the show?) tying the plot together, I was wondering how or if she would ever find out he was her captor.
Paralleling him with Clint Eastwood though, eh, I wouldn't go that far.
-ken
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