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SEP 27, 2010


'The Town' FILM
'The Town'

Sure, it was a little awkward when he got all mauve and glossy as the hairier half of Bennifer, but generally there’s no good reason to dislike Ben Affleck. He’s handsome but accessible, he’s got a sense of humor about himself, and he really knows his way around fun, populist moviemaking. In his second directorial effort, The Town, Affleck stars as a morally conflicted bank robber who falls in love with a former hostage. In between terrific action set pieces, The Town lightens the anxiety with some chewy, funny moments. It’s not art, but it’s a fucking good time. (See Movie Times: thestranger.com/film) by Lindy West

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Will in Seattle 1
I've heard it's true to what that neighborhood used to be like, before it became so gentrified.

One wonders if one's perception is different depending on whom one is, as we saw in Saturday night's SIFF Spanish film AFTER.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on September 27, 2010 at 11:23 AM · Report
Fnarf 2
I wish I could remember the name of the famous Charlestown bank robber that the movie is partly based on. He was notorious when I lived there, not just for robbing banks but for the way he robbed them, with extraordinary viciousness and, it has to be said, flair. He always jumped over the counter, that's all I can remember about him. Busted in 1991 or 92. Charlestown was indeed the home of bank robbers, and was a gritty but charming (if you were white) little enclave back then, hard to get into and out of.

Reason to hate Ben Affleck: "Gigli". Might be the worst movie ever made.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on September 27, 2010 at 11:41 AM · Report
Urgutha Forka 3
Ben Affleck has a fun name to say. It rolls right off the tongue in one word...

Bennafleck
Posted by Urgutha Forka on September 27, 2010 at 11:58 AM · Report
stinkbug 4
Two words: Rebecca Hall.
Posted by stinkbug on September 27, 2010 at 12:27 PM · Report
Will in Seattle 6
Well, Gigli was pretty bad.

Jennifer looked nice in it, though. Even if she calls herself J-Lo now. But the movie did suck.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on September 27, 2010 at 12:37 PM · Report
Fnarf 7
@6, you're nuts. She looked like a zombie in it. A zombie made of glazed dough. That movie had ZERO redeeming features, unless you count "it's turkey time, gobble gobble!" (the single worst line of dialog in the history of motion pictures).
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on September 27, 2010 at 1:42 PM · Report
Reverse Polarity 8
I think he hit a low with Gigli and Daredevil. It's hard to remember that he actually won an academy award (for writing, not acting). Maybe he's ready for a come back.
Posted by Reverse Polarity on September 27, 2010 at 2:15 PM · Report
Will in Seattle 9
@7 I live in the zombie capital of the world.

And that's what she looks like without all the makeup.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on September 27, 2010 at 3:15 PM · Report
Will in Seattle 10
@8 no, Daredevil was pretty good. Way better than the spin-off for the other actress.

Not his best, but not Gigli.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on September 27, 2010 at 3:17 PM · Report

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