cliché-ridden.
One major mistake: the FBI guy. Since when don't they shave every day? Sorry, but two day stubble ain't an option; these guys are Marine-clean.
Second, a bank manager in Boston falling for a construction guy? She, in other words, has no female support group? A guy who never lets her meet his friends or family--- not even a cousin (he would have had many brothers and sisters, too....).
And a soft guy as he was portrayed wouldn't have been a professional robber: sentimentality ain't in their repertoire. Any of them would blow away someone who got between them and freedom.
"Heat" set the standard for this kind of film. It's unfair to compare it to "Heat," I know, but this one seemed to have pretensions.
Barely entertaining because of its miserably failed attempt to be more.
And it also suffered from a chase scene that did nothing but plow the old ground, only leaving aside the vegetable cart.
Ben, stay on the other side of the camera, please!
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Topic - "The Town:" popcorn. Pretty much - tinear 08:25:49 09/29/10 (8)
- Not to forget, it came from a book called Prince of Thieves. - Poles Apart 14:38:01 10/08/10 (0)
- 3 of 5 on ..... - afilado 10:59:03 09/30/10 (0)
- Damning with faint praise? - Victor Khomenko 06:29:06 09/30/10 (0)
- Tin, I agree with you on "The Last Command," but disagree completely on "The Town." - Audiophilander 00:34:36 09/30/10 (3)
- My initial impression was several Oscar nominations. I enjoyed it. * - mr grits 15:48:03 09/30/10 (0)
- Please, comment on "Last Command." nt - tinear 11:47:13 09/30/10 (1)
- No need, I pretty much agreed with everything you said on that one. - Audiophilander 23:29:47 09/30/10 (0)
- Ben is still one Oscar ahead of you. * - mr grits 15:03:11 09/29/10 (0)