Micro Review: The Town

A seriously awesome Ben Affleck movie? You bet! The actor, who quickly became the butt of many jokes at the beginning of the last decade, re-invented himself as a director to watch with Gone Baby Gone. With The Town he pulls out all the stops in front of the camera and behind it. This is a gritty, exciting, emotional, fast paced and fun crime picture. In other words, it's a brilliant piece of work. Affleck surrounds himself with a solid supporting cast, including The Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner, and cements his credentials as a serious filmmaker who doesn't let style get in the way of a good story. An award worthy picture, and a Good rating from The Basement from me.

Trailer Alert: The Town

Fall is certainly shaping up to be a far more interesting film season than summer. First we've got the hilarious looking Due Date (see below) and now the trailer for The Town has appeared, and boy does it look great.

Don't let the presence of BAff scare you. The man was good in State of Play and he directed the brilliant Gone Baby Gone. He's directing again here, and I'm pretty sure he could have a second career in that chair. The film also stars Jeremy (Hurt Locker) Renner and Chris Cooper, who rarely disappoint.

This one looks like a winner, but watch the trailer on iTunes and judge for yourself. It hits theatres Sept. 17. Sorry, couldn't find one to embed here.