THE TOWN: BOSTON IS THE PLACE TO BE

Driver's name is Arthur Shea. Former Metro Police officer, fifty-seven years old. Soon as his partner leaves with the coal bag, Artie cracks a Herald, and he don't look up 'til the guy gets back. Marty Maguire. Cummins Armored courier. Five-ten, two-twenty, fifty-two years old. Picks up every Wednesday and Friday at exactly 8:12, makes a hundred and ten dollars a day, carries a Sig nine. And he's about to get robbed.

Ben Affleck has single-handedly put Boston on the film making map. Although I didn't find this film to be terribly original, it was done very well and had me up until the last cheesy moment. Basically, it's about a couple of local boys who do a very good job of robbing armored cars and or banks. They are precise and know what they're doing. However, like in similar films somebody always gets too cocky and somebody else gets too involved and they end up making mistakes that cost them. Affleck did an excellent job directing and a decent job acting, but Jeremy Renner seems to be getting all the credit for his participation. Blake Lively pleasantly surprised me as the well-worn townie girl. The supporting cast was particularly strong as well. There is a lot of action, violence, and tension until the very end of the film when it did get a little bit cheesy with the romance aspect. All in all, it was an entertaining film and I enjoyed it.