Cronos69 wrote:I haven't seen it, but I can't see why this film gets the high ratings it does. It should be very difficult to take Ben Affleck seriously anymore, and from the trailers it looks like Reservoir Dogs 2010.
I like your method. Lemme give it a try:
I've never been to Paris. I can't see why everyone thinks it's such a great city.
I've never had a ribeye. I can't see why people think it's such a great cut of beef.
I don't see the Reservoir Dogs thing at all other than it's about a group of criminals. Which is kind of like saying "A Christmas Story was Black Christmas 1983", but I digress.
As for Affleck, he directed Gone Baby Gone which was a very solid effort. That's why he gets taken seriously. Perhaps he'll prove to be a one trick pony with Bostonian crime dramas but for now, I'm intrigued to see if he can continue to make the jump from actor to director.
Cronos69 wrote:I haven't seen it, but I can't see why this film gets the high ratings it does. It should be very difficult to take Ben Affleck seriously anymore, and from the trailers it looks like Reservoir Dogs 2010.
I'm going to echo everyone else and say this is a very confusing criticism.
The Town isn't Reservoir Dogs 2010, it's Heat 2010. And it's pretty [expletive] sweet. I haven't seen Gone Baby Gone (it's high on my list), but I was impressed with Affleck's direction; he's especially capable when it comes to action sequences, and the ones in The Town are extremely well done, and very intense. Aside from that, Jeremy Renner is awesome, and it manages to put some fresh spins on a basic cops-and-robbers story. I liked it a lot.
