Pen Groves
This movie is so painfully middle of the road it's frustrating. There is absolutely nothing unique or original about this movie. You certainly cannot call it bad by any stretch but my word, what a meandering, predictable, and hollow movie.
Michael Ledo
A group of thugs from Charlestown, Boston, Mass. rob a bank. They take the bank manager (Rebecca Hall) along with them. They take her license and leave her by the ocean, only to find out she lives 4 blocks away. Ben Affleck, the brains of the group, stalks her to find out what she knows. He starts to date her and falls in love, or at least a Charlestown version of love, he buys her dinner, they have sex and he gets her a necklace. The relationship was not well developed due to the bad writing of Affleck who was more concerned about his scene shots than giving us a believable script. Ben and his boys rob more places. The FBI knows everyone in the gang who committed the crimes and start to close in to a final climatic scene.Not Affleck's best role. Never write, direct and star in the same movie. This movie was referenced by the GOP to describe their relationship to the Tea Party with Affleck being the GOP and the Tea Party being his psycho killer friend...and the Tea Party liked the analogy.(Don't shoot me, I'm just the messenger.)PARENTAL GUIDE: Sex, F-bombs, no nudity.
daniellorentzeriksson
This movie had me on my toes from the first get-go. Superb chemistry between all actors, action packed but not over the top as many action movies can get.
Intriguing crime with intriguing characters. I also find many of the characters to be very likable, it's not black and white who is a bad guy or good guy but rather a gray area that is more similar to real life.A superb movie!
johnny-burgundy
This is a well made crime film. Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner are criminals who are best friends. Affleck's character develops feelings for a victim of one of their earlier crimes. Affleck also directed. Both actors do excellent work here. Renner got nominated for an Oscar. This was a good film that might have slipped through the cracks. The balance of the cast did splendid work. They included Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, and Titus Welliver. The style of this movie reminds me of The Departed and Boondock Saints. The climax had a nice mix of action and drama. The ending wasn't the typical 'Hollywood' ending you'd anticipate. Overall, this was a pretty decent picture.